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THE

ANNALS OF SALEM,

FROM

ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT.

BY JOSEPH B? FELT.

•\c3=ire quid antpa quara natus sis acciJerit, id est semper esse puerum.-

Salem*

PUBLISHED BY W. & S. B. IVES WASHINGTON STREET.

Printed at tbe Observer Office,
1827.

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THE

ANNALS OF SALEM

FROM

ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT,

BY JOSEPH B. FELT.

■ Ncscire quid antea quara natus sis acciilerit, id est semper esse puerum."

Salem*

rUBLISHED BY W. & S. B. IVES WASHINGTON STREET.

Printed at the Observer Office.
1827.

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DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO WIT ;

District Clerk's Office.

BE it remembered, That on the twenty-third day of Juno, A.D. 1827, in the Fifty-first Ytar
of the Independence of the TJnited States of America, Josepli B. Felt, of the said District, has de-
jiosited in this Office the Title of a Book the Right whereof he claims as Proprietor in the Words
following, to wit : The Annals of i^alem, from its First Settlement. By Joseph B. Felt. "Nescire
quid antea quam natus sis acciderit, id est semper esse puerum."

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ADVERTISEMENT.

The materials of the following pages have been col-
lected in the course of several years. — One object in
gathering them from the extensive ground they occu-
pied, was to afford the writer a particular acquaintance
with his own native place. As thus brought together,
he has been advised to make them public. — Should
they contribute to the amusement and information of
any ; — exhibit facts for the correction of errors, and
examples for the encouragement of virtue and the re-
straint of vice ; — his publication of them will not be in
vain.

When, in his researches, he saw some authorities
differing from others in point of date or fact, he of
course sided with those generally deemed most correct.

It would have been gratifying to his feelings, could
he, without charge of singularity, have presented dates
of the Old Style so as to accord with those of the
New, — not only with reference to years, but also to
days. He has done the former ; but not the latter. — It
will be recollected, as a reason for what in these Annals
may seem to be a discrepancy with ancient records, —
that Clironology, for three-fourths of a century, has
been computed in a manner different from what it was

before. It is Avell known that formerly the year began
the 25th of March ; but that in 1 752 it commenced the
1st of January; and that the 3d of September of the
same year was called the 14th. In compliance with
such an arrangement the writer has put down the years
as beginning the 1st of January instead of the 25th of
March. Should any however be desirous for bringing
Old Style to New in respect to days, they can apply the
rule of adding ten days to the monthly dates of the 17th
century, eleven to those of tlie 18th, and twelve to
those of the present or 19th centur}^

When giving extracts from ancient letters, the writer
has clothed them, for the most part, according to mo-
dern orthography. In some instances, he has presented
them literally, as specimens of alteration in the same
language of different periods.

To exhibit a full view of Salem in its historical con-
cerns, the writer was constrained to adduce legislative
proceedings and current events, which had a bearing
on its interests as well as on those of other towns. He
is aware that the opinion of some on this point, may
not coincide with his own. But as disagreement of
this kind carries with it no offence to any thing, except
doubtful criticism, he does not regard it as an import-
ant matter.

To the memory of the dead, whose writings have
assisted him ; and for the kindness of the living, who
have granted him the use of manuscripts ; — he would
be long and sincerely grateful.

ANNALS OF SAL.EM.

Reflection on the past is essential to a reputable,
beneficial and satisfactory guidance of conduct in fu-
ture. Such an exercise of our mental powers is ac-
companied both with pleasure and pain. But however
attended with mixed experience of this sort, it has
stronger claims for being indulged than discouraged.
Especially when refering to the spot of our first days,
diversions, instructions, and employments, — does it ap-
pear w ith greater lights than shades ; — with more on
which remembrance fondly dwells, than from which it
turns with aversion. — These remarks now bring us to
the object in view.

1626.

Salem was indebted for its first settlement to the
failure of a planting, fishing, and trading enterprise at
Cape Ann.

It appears that this fruitless attempt w^as made by a
number of gentlemen belonging to Dorchester, in Eng-
land. Among them the Rev. John White took the
principal lead. His heart was strongly set on the es-
tablishment of colonies in Massachusetts. His chief

desire and exertion for them were, that they might be-
come places of refuge from the corruptions and oppres-
sions, which prevailed at home under the countenance
of James J. He had learned, that some persons of the
Plymouth Plantation were obliged with their families
to leave and reside at Nantasket. The occasion of
such a separation was their siding with the Rev. John
Lyfo d, who was ordered to quit the former place, for
his disagreement with most of its inhabitants, on seve-
ral subjects. Of those thus seceded, Mr. White and
his associates chose Roger Conant to take charge of
the planting and fishing ; John Oldham, (afterwards
murdered by the Indians ofJjJock Island,) to superin-
tend the trade with the natives; and Mr. Lyford to ofii-
ciate as minister. — After a year's trial their prospect of
gain was closed. As a consequence they gave up the
idea of continuing there. On tliis failure, Roger Conant,
John Woodbury, JohnBalch, Peter Palfrey, and others,
removed to Naumkeag. The most of them, however,
were at first dissatisfied with their neu- abode. The
dread of Indian hostilities and present necessities seri-
ously affected them. Besides this, they had an invita-
tion to accompany their late Pastor to Virginia. Be-
ing partakers of his trials, and strongly attached to
him, several expressed a wish to go with him. But
through reasoning and persuasion, they were induced
to continue. Mr. Lyford left them for Virginia, where
he soon died. In the mean while, Mr. White wrote
them, — that he would have the settlement at Naum-
keag by no means relinquished. He promised to ex-
ert his influence for the speedy supply of their uants.
There were also others at home, besides this gentle-
man, who earnestly seconded his views.

1627.
In reference to them. Governor Dudley writes to the
Countess of Lincoln: — "About the year 1627 some

friends being together in Lincolnshire, fell into dis-
course about New-England and the planting of the
Gospel there; and after some deliberation, we imparted
our reasons by letters and messengers to some in Lon-
don and the West Country ; where it w as likewise
deliberately thought upon, and at length with often ne-
gotiation so ripened" as to have proposals made for a
patent. — Informed by Mr. White of such proceedings,
and solicited by him to persevere, Messrs. Conant,
Woodbury, Balch, Palfrey, and their associates, con-
fided in his word, and were influenced by his advice.
The proof they had receiv ed of his virtues, as exhibited
for their welfare while at Cape Ann, led them to face
the toils, privations and perils which thronged them,
and hold the ground which they occupied. — Indeed to
the agency of Mr. White, as much as to that of any in-
dividual, may be imputed the permanent settlement of

Naumkeag.

1628.

Through the endeavours of him and his friends a
grant was obtained from the Council, " established at
Plymouth, in the County of Devon, for the planting,
ruling, ordering and governing of New-England." —
This Council by a written document of March 19th,
1627, O. S., but 1628, N. S., conveyed the soil, then
demominated Massachusetts Bay, to Sir Henry Ros-
well. Sir John Young, Knights, John Southcot, John
Humphreys, John Endicott, Simon Whetcombe, and
their heirs, assigns, and associates.

The territory of this new company extended " three
miles to the Northv, ard of Merrimiick River, and three
miles to the Southward of Charles River, and in length,
within the described breadth, from the Atlantic Ocean
to the South Sea." — One coiidition of their grant was.

that a fifth part of all silver and golden ore, discovered
within their bounds, should be reserved for the Crown.

Desirous of having a person immediately interested
in the plantation, at Naumkeag, they selected Capt.
John Endicott. They made known to him their wishes.
He accordingly complied. He set sail for the land,
where his various talents, attainments and virtues were
to be severely tested. He arrived here the 6th of
September.

He found that previously to his arrival, an assess-
ment had been laid on this and other plantations to
the amount of £12 7. The proportion of this place was
£1 10. Such a tax was made a common charge, be-
cause it refered to a general concern. This was as fol-
lows. It appears that Thomas Morton, afterwards a per-
severing and influential opposer of New-England policy,
had been apprehended by the noted Miles Standish at
Mount Woliaston, now in Quincy. The cause assign-
ed for his apprehension was conduct on his part, which
threatened to subvert the industry, temperance, peace
and welfare of the country. Being thus taken, he was
sent home. An account of his proceedings was for-
warded to His Majesty's Council in the vessel, by
which he v/as transported. It was dated 9th of June.

Capt. Endicott was accompanied hither by a hundred
adventurers. Some of them were actuated by motives
of religious liberty, and others by hopes of gain. He
brougiit with him goods of the company, in order to
traffic with the natives for beaver, otter, and other
furs. For his dwelling, he purchased the materials of
a house, which had been located at Cape Ann, and be-
longed to the Dorchester Company. It was then two
stories high. Some remains of it are said to be still
contained in the Old Tavern, at the corner of Court
and Church Streets. It was the building, in reference
to which Mr. Higginson remarked, — "we found a faire
Iiousc newly built for the Governor."

Soon after Iiis arrival he commissioned Messrs. Ralph,
Richard and William Sprague to explore the country
about Mishawum, now Charlestown. Here they met
with a tribe of" Indians, called Aberginians. By the
consent of these they commenced a plantation. They
were followed by other respectable colonists the next
year. — Capt. Endicott appears to have had special rea-
son for causing this settlement to be made. The rea-
son was, that William Blackstone and William Jeffries
were empowered, by the son of Sir Fernando Gorges,
to put John Oldham in possession of the territory oc-
cupied by the Messrs. Spragues. This seems to be a
fact, because it is mentioned in a letter from the Com-
pany the following Spring.

They who remained at Naumkeag were called to en-
dure severe afflictions. Their refuge from civil and
religious persecution presented a scene of no common
calamities. Some had scarcely a suitable place to lay
their head, or food to satisfy the cravings of their hun-
ger. A large proportion of them died with the scurvy
and other diseases While sickness was making its ra-
vages among them, they were destitute of medical as-
sistance. 1'hat so great and dangerous a deficiency
might have a temporar_y supply, Mr. Endicott wrote to
Gov. Bradford of Plymouth.

1629.

Dr. Fuller, having come, in answer to his request,
continued a few months, and afforded seasonable relief.
This gentleman, while here, preserved the reputation of
eminence in medicine, beneficence and piety, which
had been previously attributed to him. On his return,
Mr. Endicott sent the following letter to Gov. Brad-
ford.

" Right Worshipful Sir, — It is a thing not usual, that
servants to one Master, and of the same household,
should be strangers : I assure you I desire it not : nay.

to speak more plainly, I cannot be so to you. Gad^s
people are all marked with one and the same mark, and
sealed with one and the same seal, and have, for the
main, one and the same heart, guided by one and the
same spirit of truth ; and where this is, there can be
no discord ; nay, here must needs be a sweet harmony ;
and the same request, with you, I make unto the Lord,
that we may, as Christian brethren, be united by a
heavenly and unfeigned love, bending all our hearts
and forces in furthening a work beyond our strength,
Avith reverence and fear, fastening our eyes always on
Him, that is only able Indirect and prosper all our ways.
I acknowledge myself much bound to you for your
kind love and care in sending Mr. Fuller amongst us,
and rejoice much that I am by him satisfied, touching
your judgment of the outward form of God's worship ;
it is, as far as I can yet gather, no other than is war-
ranted by the evidence of truth, and the same which
I liave professed and maintained ever since the Lord in
mercy revealed himself unto me, being far from the
common report, that hath been spread of you touching
that particular ; but God's children must not look for
less here below^ ; and it is a great mercy of God that
he strengtheneth them to go through with it. I shall
not need, at this time, to be tedious unto you, for (God
willing) I j)urpose to see your face shortly ; in the
mean time I humbly take my leave of you, committing
you to the Lord's blessing and protection, and rest
your assured friend, JOHN ENDICOTT.

Neumkeck, May 11th, 1G29."

Mr. Endicott in this letter delicately touches on the
jealousy which had existed between the supporters of
Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies, in reference lo
ecclesiastical discipline. The former leaned more to
what was termed ljro\Anism than the latter. Hence,
while those could approve of Mr. Lyford's expulsion
from their boundaries, these could encourage him and

his followers with protection and support. — Mr. Endi-
cott, also, refers to the time of his own religious refor-
mation. The instrument of so important an alteration
was the Rev. Samuel Skelton, to whom he was ardent-
ly attached, and whose society he was soon to enjoy.

He received an interesting communication from Mat-
thew Cradock, Governor of the Company. It was
dated February 16th. Some remarks of it will throw
light on the progress of the Colony. Mr. Cradock
stated, that the company at home had purchased a ship
of 200 tons, and hired two more of a similar size, well
armed. Their purpose was to have these vessels for
traders between the colony and England. He request-
ed Mr. Endicott to provide houses for about 300 per-
sons, who intended to take passage in the ships. He
also wished him to prepare, as return cargoes, wood,
timber, staves, sassafras, sarsaparilla, sumach, silk
grass, two or three hundred firkins of sturgeon, and
other fish and beaver. He expressed a satisfaction as
to the motives and conduct of Mr. Endicott. He ob-
serves— " We trust you will not be unmindful of the
mayne end of our plantation by endeavouringe to bringe
the Indians to the knowledge of the Gospel^ which that
it may be the speedier and better effected, the earnest
desire of our whole company is that you have diligent
and Avatchful eye over our own people, that they live
unblamable and without reproach, and demeane them-
selves justlye and corteous to the Indians, thereby to
draw them to affect our persons and consequentlie our
religion ; as alsoe to endeavour to gett some of the
children to trayne up to reading and consequentlie to
religion while they are yonge ; herein to yonge or olde
to omit no good opportunitys that may bring them out
of that woeful state and condition they now are in ; —
in which case our predecessors in this our land some-
tymes were, and but for the mercye and goodness of
our good God might have continued to this day." — His

further remarks show that the Rev. Hugh Peters, then
in Holland, was destined and expected to settle in the
Colony ; — and that two of the clergymen coming hither
were to be sent through the approbation of the Rev.
Messrs. White and Davenport. It seems from his let-
ter, that Mr. Endicott had complied with solicitations
of the Planters, so that they were allowed to cultivate
Tobacco. The cultivation of this plant was warmly
opposed by the Company, as highly injurious to the
health and morals of the emigrants. Mr. Cradock also
advised Mr. Endicott to be on his guard against too
much confidence in the Indians. He referred him to
the sufferings of the English in Virginia as a reason for
hearkening to such a caution. The gentleman who
forwarded so valualjle instructions to Mr. Endicott,
was a relative of his through Mrs. Endicott.

While the Agent of the Company Vv'as faithfully dis-
charging his duty here, they were averse to ;a further
prosecution of their design under existing circumstan-
ces. The Council, superintending the Plantations of
New-England, had granted them soil, but no adequate
right to admimister its government. They wished for
a surer claim to their territory, as it had been already
disputed by Gorges, and also for an enlargement of
their number. The latter they soon obtained. The
Company, thus increased, ap])licd for a Charter to the
King. He allowed their petition the 4th of March,
1628, O. S., but 1629, N. S. They received the title
of GoAcrnor and Company of JMassachusetts Bay in
New-England. Their ^eal was in part the representa-
tion of an Indian, liaving a bow in one hand, and an
arrow in the other, and a label from his mouth with the
Scriptural expression — '• Come over and help us." —
Emigrants under their patronage were privileged to
import and exj>ort articles of commerce free from du-
ties for the period of seven years. They were, also,
required to keep in view, as a principal object, the dis-
semination of Christianity among the Aborigines.

While pursuing their laudable object, civil and eccle-
siasticnl restrictions were not slackened by their sover-
eign, Charles I. He of his own choice and through
the influence of Bishop Laud, was opposed to Calvanis-
tic clergymen. He reduced them to the alternative,
either to withhold some of their opinions and read in
time of public worship the Book of Sports, which en-
couraged an open profanation of the Sabbath ; or sub-
mit to prc)sccutions, fines, imprisonment, and deposition
from the ministry.

The spirit of emigration hither gathered strength
from such opposition. A considerable number, of
highly respectable character, devised measures for a
speedy change of residence. Before, however, they
would trust themselves in a new world, they determined
on obtaining spiritual guides. They were fully con-
vinced, that, let temporal prosperity be ever so great
for a season, still, if unattended with the precepts and
sanctions of the Gospel, it would draw in its train
abounding corruptions, and become an instrument of
ruin to its possessors.

Thus properly impressed, they sought for men wor-
thy to bear the Ark of God. Their choice fell on the
Rev. Francis Higginson of Leicester, Rev. Samuel
Skelton of Lincolnshire, and Rev. Francis Bright.
These persons had been prevented from freely exercis-
ing their holy office by the edicts of conformity, which
had been promoted by Elizabeth, and rendered more
severe by her successors, James and Charles. In rc;;^
i^rence to them, the Company's letter of April 17th to
Mr. Endicott, contains the following observations.

"For that the propagation of the Gospel is the thing
we do profess above all to bq our aim in settling this
Plantation, we have been careful to make plentiful
provision of godly ministers, by whose faithful preach-
ing, godly conversation, and exemplary life, we trust
not only those of our own nation will be built up in the

knowledge of God, but also the Indians may, in God's
appointed time, be reduced to the obedience of the Gos-
pel of Christ ; — one of them is well known to yourself,
viz. Mr. Skelton, whom we have rather desired to bear
a part in this work, for that we are informed yourself
hath formerly received much good by his ministry ; —
another is Mr. Higginson, a grave man and of worthy
commendations. The third is Mr. Bright, sometime
trained up under Mr. Davenport. Wc pray you ac-
commodate them all with necessaries as well as you
may ; — and in convenient time let there be houses built
them according to agreement we have made with them.
For the manner of exercising their mmistry and teach-
ing both our own people and the Indians, we leave that
to themselves, hoping they will make God's word the
rule of their actions and mutually agree in the dis-
charge of their duties ; — and because their doctrine will
hardly be well esteemed whose persons are not rever-
enced, we desire, that both by your own example and
by commanding all others to do the like, our ministers
may receive due honour."

Besides them the Rev. Ralph Smith requested a pas-
sage to this country. The same letter remarks of him
that he " hath desired passage in our ships, which was
granted him before we understood of his difference in
judgment in some things from our ministers, but his
provisions for his voyage being shipped before notice
was taken thereof, through many occasions, where-
with those interested with this business have been ex-
emplary, and forasmuch as from hence it is feared there
may grow some distractions among you, if thereshould
be any siding, though Ave have a very good opinion of
his honesty. Wc therefore tliought iit to give you this
order, that unless he will be conformable to our Go-
vermnent, you suffer him not to remain within the limits
of our grant." — It appears tliat this person, of whom
they thus speak, had been solicited by the Church of

Plymouth Colony to become their Pastor. The Com-
pany being of the opinion, that this Church were exces-
sively independent, as to their ecclesiastical discipline,
and probably understanding that Mr. Smith's views
coincided with their's'on such a point, it is not matter
of surprise, that they should be fearful of the course
which he would take if residing within their territory.
The Company's caution to Mr. Endicott with respect
to him, and circumstances accompanying it, show that
tlicy were careful to guard against what they deemed
too great a deviation from the Episcopal Establishment,
as well as against what they considered its oppressive
corruptions.

The four clergymen, already named, set sail in a
fleet, which contained as passengers 300 men, 60 wo-
men, and 26 children. There were, also, on board
115 neat cattle, some horses, sheep, goats, and 6 can-
non with stores suitable for a fort. The emigrants un-
happily lost most of their live stock during the voyage.
They depended much on them for provisions. — The
ship Talbot arrived with Messrs. Higginson and Smith,
at Cape Ann, June 27th. There they spent the Sab-
bath, and came to Naumkeag the 29th.

During the passage the small pox prevailed on board.
Two died with this disorder, then far more dreadful
than at present. One of them was a daughter of Mr.
Higginson, 4 years old.

Previously to embarking for America, the Company
contracted with him for his support. They agreed
April 8th, to pay him £30 for outiits ; £10 for books ;
£30 salary per ann. for 3 years ; to find him a house,
food and wood for this period ; to be at the expense of
transporting him and family ; and to do the same for
them at the end of three years, if they should prefer to
return home. They stipulated that should he tarry
here such a length of time, they would grant him 100
acres of land for his own ; — and in case of his decease.

while in their service, they would maintain his wife
during her widowhood and abode in the country ; and
also his children Avhile they remained on the Planta-
tion. The parsonage was to be for his use while liv-
ing, and at his death to descend to succeeding minis-
ters. The Company further agreed with him, — "that
the milk of two kyne shall bee appointed towards the
chardges of diett for him and his family, and half the
increase of calves during the said three years : But the
said two kyne and the other halfe of the increase to
return to the Company at the end of the said three
years." They moreover pledged themselves that should
he remain here seven years, they would give him ano-
ther 100 acres of land.

About the time of his making this contract, he pub-
lished " General considerations for the plantation in
Nc^v-England, with an answer to several objec-
tions." He stated that an object of this sort ouglit to
be pursued ; that the Church would be thus extended
and occupy ground, which, if not so poseessed, miglit
be sought and settled by Jesuits ; that America might
1)8 a refuge from apprehended desolations, such as
scourged the churches of Europe ; that England began
to be burdened with paupers, who could have ample
support here ; that a general corruption had extended
to national living and business, to schools of learning
and religion, which miglit be remedied in a new coun-
try ; that it was a laudable work to build up the colo-
nial church now in its infancy ; that trials in such an
enterprise would manifest purity of motives ; interest
the people of God in behalf of the Plantation ; and en-
courage others to seek it for a residence.

He answered several objections to his reasons for ef-
fecting a settlement in New-England. Among them
was this : — " What warrant have we to take the land,
which is and hath been of longtime possessed of others,
tiie sons of Adam ?" His reply was partly as follows :

" That which is common to all is proper to none. This
savage people ruled over many lands without title or
property ; — for they enclose no ground, neither have
they cattle to maintain it, but remove their dwel-
lings as they have occasion, or as they can prevail against
their neighbours. And why may not Christians have
liberty to go and dwell among them in their waste
lands and woods (leaving them such places as they
have manured for corn) as lawfully as Abraham did
among the Sodomites ? For God hath given to the sons
of men a two fold right to the earth ; there is a natu-
ral right and a civil right. The first right was natural
when men held the earth in common, every man sow-
ing and feeding where he pleased. Then as men and
cattle increased they appropriated some parcels of
ground by enclosing and peculiar manurauce, and this
in time got them a civil right." He further stated, that
there was more land than the English and Indians
needed ; that the Indians had been swept away by a
plague, and left their country void of inhabitants ; and
that emigrants would have " good leave of the natives."
This question about occupying the land of the Abo-
rigines was afterwards the occasion of much contro-
versy, through Mr. Williams, both at Plymouth and
Salem. It w as one which received much deliberation
from the original proprietors and settlers of New-Eng-
land. Whatever may have been thought, said, or writ-
ten of them on this subject, they w ere evidently willino
to satisfy every fair claim of the Indians for the soil,
which they possessed. The Company of Massachu-
setts gave Mr. Endicott instructions to discharge all
just demands of the natives for territory within his ju-
risdiction.

Another principal objection urged against emigration
to tJiis country, and which Mr. Higginson answered,
was, that " these plantations that have been formerly
made succeeded ill." On this he remarked, that no pub-

lie enterprise was to be condemned or justified by im-
mediate consequences ; that the colonists, who had
failed, were actuated more by temporal than religious
motives, were persons of immorality, and had neglect-
ed to choose a suitable form of government, and to
these causes the relinquishment of their settlements
might be traced.

Indeed, for his moving hither, Mr. Higginsou gave
ingenious and forcible reasons.

The appearance of the now colonists served to dissi-
pate much of the gloom, which hovered over the minds
of those who had preceded them.

Aware of what the Planters had suffered from want
of a physician, permanently located with them, the
Company provided one. 'i hey write ; — " We have
entertained Lambert Wilson, Chirurgeon, to remain with
you in the service of the Plantation, with whom we
are agreed that he shall serve this Company and the
other Planters that live in the Plantation for three years,
and in that time apply himself to cure not only such as
came for the general and particular accounts, but also
for the Indians, as from time to time he shall be direct-
ed by yourself or your successor, and the rest of the
Council. And moreover he is to educate and instruct
in his art one or more youths, such as you and the said
Council shall appoint, that may be helpful to him, and
if occasion scive, succeed him in the Plantation, which
\'outh or youths, lit to learn that profession, let be
placed with him, of which Mr. Higginson's son, if his
father approve thereof, may be one, the rather because
he hath been trained up in Literature, but if not, then
isuch other as you shall judge most fit."

Besides information of this sort, the Company were
very particular in their orders to Mr. Endicott, concern-
ing the cultivation and use of Toliacco. They abso-
lutely forbid the colonists, imder their immediate con-
troul, ever to use it, " unless upon urgent occasion foi

the benefit of health and taken privately." In reference
to the first settlers, over whom thej had no direct power,
they earnestly wished to have them discouraged in their
cultivation of Tobacco. As much excitement had been
sustained in England for a series of years with respect
to this article by Sir Walter Raleigh's first introduction
of it into polite circles, and especially by the proclama-
tions, excises, and writings of James against it, as
contained in his book, called the Counter Blast, there
is no great matter of surprise, that the Company should
repeatedly express themselves about Tobacco as they
did. — Would it not be well for cleanliness, temperance,
and comfort, if some of the Puritanical feelings as to
this plant, had come down to the present age, and ex-
erted a restraining influence on the habits of multi-
tudes ?

In the last fleet came Messrs. John and Samuel
Brown. They were worthy men ; but trials awaited
them. They brought a recommendation to Mr. Endi-
coit from the Governor and Deputy Governor. It was
dated April 21st, and runs thus : — " Through many
businesses wee had almost forgotten to recommend unto
you two brethren of our Company, Mi. John and Mr,
Samuel Browne, who though they be noe adventurers
in the generall stock, yet are they men wee doe much
respect, being fully perswaded of their sincere aflecons
to the good of the Plantation; — the one, Mr. John
Browne, is sworne an Assistant here and by vs chosen
one of the Councell there ; a man experienced in the
lawes of our Kingdom and such an one as wee are per-
swaded will worthylie deserve your favour and further-
ance, which wee desire he may have, and that in the
first division of lands there may be allotted to either of
them 200 acres."

Mr. Smith moved to Nantasket, and thence to Ply-
mouth, as the Cliurch there had requested. He served
them as minister five or six years. — After this period.

which had not quite elapsed on the departure of Mr.
Williams from that Plantation, he took his leave. The
occasion appears to have been his own disinclination to
stay on account of his burdensome duties, and his peo-
ple's indifference to his continuance, because they con-
sidered him as not possessing competent abilities. —
After this separation he officiated at Manchester.

Mr. Bright, in accordance with the instructions of
the company, went to Charlestown. They wrote,
" That there be no difference arise about the appoint-
ing of one to be minister, with those you send to in-
habit at Massachusetts Bay, we will have you (in
case the ministers cannot agree among themselves who
shall undertake that place) to make choice of one of
the three by lot, and on whom the lot shall fall, he to
go with his family to perform that work." This ap-
pears to differ from a highly respectable Biographer,
who says, that Mr. Bright left Salem for Charlestown
on account of "disagreeing in Judgment with his two
brethren." He continued there more than a year.
When, however, he perceived his congregation inclined
to depart more from the Church of England than he
deemed expedient, he embarked for home.

Being agreeably reinforced with the last colonists,
Mr. Endicott, among his various instructions, was in-
formed that he had been selected as Governor of the
Colony. On this subject the executive officers of the
Company, when assembled in London, 30th of April,
express themselves in the subsequent terms : " Having
taken into due consideration the merits, worth, and
good desert of Capt. John Endicott and others, lately
gone over from hence with purpose to reside and con-
tinue there, we have with full consent and authority of
this Court, and by erection of hands, chosen and elect-
ed the said Capt. .John Endicot^to the place of present
Governor in our said Plantation. Also, by the same
power and with the like full and free consent, we have

chosen and elected Mr. Francis Higginson, Mr. Sam-
uel Skelton, Mr. Francis Bright, Mr. John Brown, Mr.
Samuel Brown, Mr. Thomas Graves, and Mr. Samuel
Sharp, these seven to be the Council, and do hereby
give power and authority lo the said Governor and
those seven to make choice of three others, such as
they or the greater number of them in their discretion
shall esteem and conceive most fit thereunto, to be also
of the said Council. And to the end that the former
Planters there may have no just occasion of exception
as being excluded out of the privileges of the Compa-
ny, this Court are content and do order by erection
of hands, that such of the said former planters as are
willing to live within the limits of our Plantation, shall
be enabled, and are hereby authorized, to make choice
of two such as they shall think fit to supply and make
up the number of twelve of the said Council, one of
which twelve is by the Governor and Company, or
major part of them to be chosen Deputy to the Gov-
ernour for the time being." — The Colonial Authorities
here specified were empowered to choose a Secretary
and other needed officers. One was appointed to ad-
minister an oath of fidelity to the Governour ; the Go-
vernour was then to administer an oath to him, and
either of these two was to do the same for members of
the Council. The persons composing this body, were
to hold their office one year. The whole, or a majori-
ty of them, were authorized to fill vacancies, occasion-
ed by death, incompetency, or immorality. The Go-
vernour had power to call Courts, and, with the
Council, enact needful laws, so far as consonant with
the statutes of Parliament, and punish offenders accord-
ing to their desert. Mr. Endicott took the oath of his
office, in compliance with these regulations. In case
of his decease, Messrs. Skelton and Sharp were to gov-
ern according to order.

It appears that, previously to his becoming for-
mally Governour, he had written to the Company as to
the manufacture of salt and the cultivation of vineyards.
They remark to him, on these objects of enterprise :
" We take notice, that you desire to have Frenchmen
sent you that might be experienced in making of salt
and planting vines. We have inquired diligently for
such, but cannot meet with any of that nation ; never-
theless, God hath not left us altogether unprovided of
a man, able to undertake that work ; for that, we have
entertained Mr. Thomas Graves, a man commended to
us as well for his honesty as skill in many things very
useful." " We pray you take his advice touching the
premises, and where you intend to sit down in, to for-
tify and build a town that it may be qualified for good
air and water, according to your fust instructions, and
may have as much natural help, as may be, whereby it
may with the less labour and cost be made to resist an
enemy?^

They informed him that cloth and leather apparel
Avas provided for the colonists.

They counsel Mr. Endicott in reference to the Na-
tives:— " For avoiding the hurt that may follow through
our much familiarity with the Indians, we conceive it
fit that they be not permitted to come to your Planta-
tion but at certain times and places to be appointed
them, (f any of the savages pretend right of inherit-
ence to all or any part of the lands granted in our Pa-
tent, ive pray you endeavour to purchase their title, thai
we may avoid the least scruple of intrusion^

The Company's advice to Mr. Endicott show how
careful they were to have the Lord's day kept holy.
They observe, " To the end the Sabbath may be cele-
brated in a religious manner, we appoint that all that
inhabit tlie Plantation, both for the general and particu-
lar employments, may surcease their labour every Sat-
urday throughout the year at 3 o'c. in the afternoon.

and that they spend the rest of that day in chatechizing^
and preparing for the Sabbath as the ministers shall di-
rect."

They were equally desirous to have family order and
religion kept up. On this subject they say : " For the
better accommodation of business we have divided the
servants belonging to the Company into several families,
as we desire and intend they should live together, a
copy whereof we send you here enclosed, that you may
accordingly appoint each man his charge and duty ;
yet it is not our intent to tie you so strictly to this di-
rection, but that in your discretion, as you shall see
cause, from time to time, you may alter or displace any
as you should think fit. Our earnest desire is that you
take special care in settling these families, that the
chief in the family (at least some of them) be ground-
ed in religion, whereby morning and evening family
duties may be duly performed, and a watchful eye held
over all in each family, by one or more in each family
to be appointed hereto, that so disorders may be pre-
vented and ill weeds nipt before they take too great
a head." Such regulations accord with the principles
of sound wisdom and the claims of general welfare,
however they may greatly differ from the language of
modern custom.

Mr. Endicott forwarded a letter to the Company in
London of May 27th. They received it July 28th. In
it he related, that some within his jurisdiction paid no
regard to the law of 1 622 for regulatino- trade with the
Indians. He requested tbat they would petition for a
renewal of the law by proclamation. They complied
with his wish ; succeeded in their effort, and sent him
power to prevent the sale of anuinition to the natives.
He had felt it his duty as superintendant of the Pro-
vince, to visit Mount Wollaston, Avhere such infrac-
tions, as he complained of, were frequently committed.
He went thither in the purifying spirit of just an-

thority. He found that Morton had not yet returned
from England. He cut down a May pole, to which
this person had been in the habit of affixing pieces of
satirical composition against those, who opposed his
wishes and practices. He, also, rebuked the inhabi-
tants there, and " admonished them to look to it that
they walked better."

A letter from the Company to him, of May 28th,
touches again on the interesting subject of obtaining a
full right to the soil granted them. They say, — " Where-
as in our last we advised you to make composition with
suck of the savages, as did pretend any title or lay claim
to the land within the territories granted us by his Ma-
jesty''s Charter, — ive pray you noiv be careful to discov-
er and find out all pretenders, and by advice of the
Council there, to make such reasonable compensation
tvith them as may free us and yourselves from any sam-
ple of intrusion ; — and to this purpose it might be con-
veniently done, to compound and conclude with them
all, or as many as you can at one time not doubting but
by your discreet ordering of this business, the natives
will be willing to treat and compound with you upon
very easy conditions." This and similar advice of the
Company corrects a mistake in the valuable description
of Salem. — In speaking of a cpait claim, given by some
Indians of Natick and Chelmsford in 1686 to the Se-
lectmen of this town, — the learned and Reverend au-
thor of that description says: "The natives had for-
saken the spot (Salem) before the English had reached
it. On the soil they found no natives, of whom we
have any record. No natives ever claimed it, and the
possession was uninterrupted."

They furnished him with blank books for a record of
the daily employment)^ of every individual, to be made
by overseers of the families. These books, written out.
he was requested to send home semiannually.

They made arrangements for purchasing the ship
Eagle as a trader between London and the Colony.
They purchased her and called her name Arabella, in
honour of Mrs. Johnson, who afterwards died at Salem.

They authorized Mr. Endicott to build a House of
Correction, as a restraint upon the disorderly.

The same communication, which contains these
items, speaks of building Shallops for the fishing busi-
ness, by six shipwrights then here. One of these me-
chanics, Robert Moulton, was master workman. It
proposed fishing in the harbour or on the Banks. It
requested, that if the ships, which had arrived with
emigrants, should be sent to fish on the Bank, and not
return hither immediately, " the Bark already built in
the Country," might be fitted out to bring back the
fishermen. — We perceive from this that a vessel had
been made, most probably at Naumkeag ; and that the
Desire, afterwards launched at Marble harbour, was
not the first vessel built in the Colony, as some have
supposed. — The fishermen, just mentioned, had been
employed in England to reside here for teaching and
encouraging their business. — A store house was erected
for the shipwrights and their provision, by an order of Ap-
ril 17th; and another for fishermen and their stores, by
an order of May 28th. Records w^ere to be kept of
their stock, provisions, and proceedings.

In the Company's advices to Mr. Endicott, of the
last date, they write, — " We may not omit, out of our
zeal for the general good, once more to put you in
mind to be very circumspect in the infancy of the Plan-
tation, to settle some good orders, whereby all persons,
resident upon our Plantation, may apply themselves to
one calling or other and no idle drone be permitted to
live among us ; which, if you take care now at the first
to establish, will be an undoubted means, through
God's assistance, to prevent a world of disorders, and
many grievous sins and sinners." " And among other
4

sins, we pray you make some good laws for tlie pun-
ishing of swearers, whereunto it is to be feared too ma-
ny are addicted, that are servants, sent over formerly
and now. These and other abuses we pray you who
are in authority to endeavour seriously to reform, if
ever you expect comfort or a blessing from God upon
our Plantation."

So consistent were the Company, between their pre-
cept and example, they dismissed several persons for
their immorality, whom they had hired at considerable
expense to emigrate hither.

On the subject of ardent Spirits they say to Mr. En-
dicott, — "We pray you endeavour, though there be
much Strong PVaters sent for sale, yet so order it as
that the Savages may not for our lucre's sake be in-
duced to the excessive use or rather abuse of it, and
at any hand take care our people give no ill example,
and if any shall exceed in thut inordinate kind of drink-
ing as to become drurik, we hope you will take care his
punishment be made exemplarij for all others ; let the
laws be first published to forbid these disorders and
all others you fear may grow up, whereby they may
not pretend ignorance of the one, nor privilege to offend,
and then fear not to put good laws, made upon good
ground and warrant, in due execution." It will be
perceived, that the Company's orders, as to the morals
of the Colony, have been drawn on largely This has
been done to show the foundation on which the herit-
age of our })ilgrim fathers was erected. If the view
])resented, lead their descendants to examine and per-
form the needful repairs, it will be neither unpleasant
nor unprofitable to them.

Soon after the arrival of the last emigrants, 100 of
them moved under Mr. Thomas Graves, and joined the
Messrs. Spragues at Mishawum. This was done to
gratify their desire for better soil, and perpetuate the
settlement made there, so as to cut short all pretensions

of Mr. Oldham to the land they occupied. A part of
those Avho helped to people Charlestown, commenced a
Plantation the next year at Sliavvmut.

JNow it \A as deemed expedient to alter the original
name of this town. Various opinions were advanced
as to the change. Mr. Hig^inson and the majority
were earnest to liave it desif!::nated by a term, siijniii-
cant of their enjoy inc: of freedom from c'lvW and religious
oppression.- It therefore received the name of Salem,
a Hebiew word meaning peace. Its date of incorpo-
ration is from this y<.'ar.

In order to secure a primary object of their emigra-
tion, our fathers took measures for the regular estab-
lishment of the Church and ministry amonp: them.
July 20th was set apart by Mr. Endicott for choice of
the Pastor and Teacher. Of the services on that in-
teresting day, Mr Charles Gott writes to Gov. Brad-
ford of Plymouth. He thus expresses himself: — "The
20th of July, it pleased God to move the heart of our
Governor to set it apart for a solemn day of humiliation
for the choice of a pastor and teacher ; the former part
of the day being spent in i)raise and teaching ; the lat-
ter part was spent about the election, whi{-h was after
this manner : The persons thought on were demanded
concerning; their callinqis. They acknowledged there
was a two fold calling;, the one inward calling, when
the Lord moved tlie heart of a man to take that calling
upon him, and filled him with gifts for the same; the
second was from the people, when a company of be-
lievers are joined together in covenant, to walk togeth-
er in all the ways of God, every member is to have a
free voice in the choice of their officers. These two
servants clearino; all things bv their answers, we saw no
reason but that we might freely give our voices for
their election after this trial. Their choice was after
this manner, — every fit member wrote in a note his
name whom the Lord moved him to think was fit for f\

pastor, and so likewise, whom they would have for a
teacher ; — so the most voice was for Mr. Skelton to be
pastor and Mr. Higginson to be teacher ; and they ac-
cepting the choice, Mr. Higginson, with three or four
more of the giavest members of the church, laid their
hands on Mr. Skelton, using prayers therewith. This
being done, then there was imposition of hands on Mr.
Higginson. Then there was proceeding in election of
elders and deacons ; but they were only named, and
laying on of hands defered, to see if it pleased God to
send us more able men over ; but since Thursday is
appointed for another solemn day of humiliation for
the full choice of elders and deacons and ordaining
them ; now, good Sir, I hope, that you and the rest of
God's people, with you, will say that here was a right
foundation laid, and that these two blessed servants of
the Lord came in at the door and not at the window."
When the 6th of August came the services in con-
templation were performed. A platform of Church go-
vernment, a confession of doctrines in general and a co-
venant were adopted. The last was subscribed by
thirty persons. To this number many of good report
were soon added. One particular contained in their
covenant was, that they would endeavour to be clear
from being stumbling blocks in the way of the Indians.
The Plymouth Church were invited to take part in the
ordination, with the understanding that their counsel
was to be nothing more than discretionary. Of their
delegates was Gov. Bradford. He and his attendants
were prevented by adverse winds from being here in
the forenoon ; but they arrived seasonably enough to
present the light hand of fellowship.

It will be perceived, that there were two ministers
placed over the congregation here instead of one. This
custom seems not to have been fully complied with
here in any other instance, excepting that in which Mr.
Williams served for a short period with Mr. Skelton.

It was a custom, however, so dear to some of the Co-
lony, they would not interrupt it, lest they should be
chargeable with flagrant iniquity ; and those, thus in-
clined, succeeded to keep it alive over a century.

Instead of being titled Reverend then and a conside-
rable period afterwards. Congregational Ministers were
called Elders.

The Ruling Elder selected for the Church here was
Mr. Henry Haughton. This office was considered an
important one, and continued to be esteemed in the Co-
lonial churches till the middle of the last century. The
duty of such officers was to preach occasionally in
the absence or on the illness of the ministers, and also
to assist in cases of church discipline. When preach-
ers, except their own, served, they were in the habit
of remarking, previously to their beginning: — "If ye
have any word of exhortation, say on."

The establishment of the Church, not only the first
of Salem, but, also, of all Massachusetts Proper, must
have filled the hearts of our ancestors with emotions,
not easily imagined, much less expressed. In their
doctrines they were Calvinists. They called no man
master. They resorted to the Bible as the ultimate
standard of moral distinctions and religious principles.
In their ideas of Ecclesiastical polity, they held a me-
dium between the Brownists and Presbyterians.

During the summer of his ordination, Mr. Higginson
wrote home to his friends and connexions an account
of the soil, productions, climate, location, natives, and
condition of the Colony. He described it in the glow-
ing colours, which his attachment to it, as an adopted
country, and the object of his ardent hopes, would nat-
urally present. Though some, induced by his representa-
tion to emigrate hither, complained, that they could not
find the realities, which he thought he had, still the in-
tegrity of his reputation forbids the suspicion, that his
motives were in the least deceitful.

A desire to give an original view of this place, will
be a sufficient apology for liberal selections from his
interesting remarks. He writes : — " At this instant we
are setting a brick kiln on work to make bricks and
tiles for the building of our houses. There is plenty of
inarble-stone in sucli store, that we have great rocks of
it and a harbour hard by. Our Plantation is from ihence
called Marl)le-harbour." He speaks of a profitable
trade carried on between the colonists and natives by
way of the former's exchanging corn for the beaver of
the latter. He goes on with his description : — " For
beasts there are some bears, and they say some lions
also, for they have been seen at Cape Ann. Also there
are several sorts of deer. Also wolves, foxes, beavers,
otters, martins, great wild cats, and a great beast called
molke, as big as an ox. I have seen the skins of all
these beasts since I came to this Plantation, except-
ing lions.'''' Though Mr. Higginson has been thought
exceedingly credulous for supposing lions had been dis-
covered in this climate, yet it was not strange, that he,
living in a new country, should hear of such animals,
and that not having had time to examine for himself,
he should jvjt some confidence in the rej)oit. The
molke, mentioned by him, was very probably the moose,
or the cervus alces. He proceeds : — " The abundance
of sea fish are almost beyond believing, and sure I
should scarce have believed it, except I had seen it
with my own eyes. I saw great store of whales and
grampuses, and such abundance of mackeiel, that it
would astonish one to behold, likewise cod fish in
abundance on the coast, and in their season, are plenti-
fdiiy taken. There is a fish called bass, a most sweet
and wholesome fish as ever I did eat, it is altogether
as good as our fresh salmon, and the season of their
coming was begun when we came first to New-Eng-
land in June, and so continued about three months
space. Of this iisli our fishers take many hundreds to-

gether, which I have seen lying on the shore to my ad-
miration ; yea, their nets ordinarily take more than
they are able to haul to land, and for want of boats and
men they are constrained to let many go after they
have taken them, and yet sometimes they fill two boats
at a time with them. And besides bass we take plenty
of skate and thornbacks, and abundance of lobsters, and
the least boy in the Plantation may both catch and eat
what he will of them. Also, there is abundance of her-
ring, turbot, sturgeon, cusks, haddock, mullet, eels,
crabs, muscles, and oysters." We perceive from Mr.
Higginson's account, that the quantity of all fish in our
waters, has considerably diminished, and that some
species of them are very scarce, if not entirely disap-
peared.

Speaking of lights, he observes — " Although New-
England has no tallow to make candles of, yet bv the
abundance of the fish thereof, it can afford oil for lamps.
Yea, our pine trees that are the most plentiful of all
wood, do allow us plenty of candles, which are very
useful in a house. And they are such candles as the
Indians commonly use, having no other, and they are
nothing else but the wood of the pine tree cloven in
two little slices something thin, which are so full of the
moisture of turpentine and pitch, that they burn as
clear as a torch." Vvhat was the best light then, is
now the worst, and would hardly be tolerated in a cot-
tage.

Mr. Higginson says — " I will show you a little of
the inhabitants and their government. For their gover-
nors they have kings, which are called Sagamores,
some greater and some less, according to the number of
their subjects. The greatest Sagamores about us can-
not make (or raise) three hundred men, and other less
Sagamores, have not above fifteen subjects, and others
near about us but two. Their subjects, above twelve
years since, were swept away by a great and grievous

plague that was among them, so that there were ver^
few left to inhabit the country. The Indians are not
able to make use of the one fourth part of the land,
neither have they any settled places, as towns to dwell
in, nor any ground as they challenge for their own pos-
session, but change their habitation from place to place.
For their statures, they are a tall and strong limbed
people, their colours are tawny ; they go naked, save
only they are in part covered ; their hair is generally
black, and cut before, like our gentlewomen, and one
lock longer than the rest, much like to our gentlemen,
which fashion I think came from hence to England. —
For their weapons, they have bows and arrows, some
of them headed with bone and some with brass. Their
men for the most part live idly, they do nothing but
hunt and fish. Their wives set their corn and do all
their other work. They have little household stuff, as
a kettle and some other vessels like trays, spoons,
dishes and baskets. They do generally profess to like
well of our coming and planting here ; partly because
there is abundance of ground that they cannot possess
nor make use of, and partly because our being here
will be a means both of relief to them when they want,
and also a defence from the enemies, wherewith before
this plantation began they were often endangered. — For
their religion they do worship two gods, a good god
and an evil god. The good god they call Tantum, and
their evil god, who they fear will do them hurt, they
call Squantum. For their dealing with us, we neither
fear them nor trust them, for forty of our musketeers
will drive five-hundred of them out of the field. We
use them kindly ; they will come into our houses some-
times by half a dozen or half a score at a time, when
we are at victuals, but will ask or take nothing but
what we give them. We purpose to learn iheir lan-
guage as soon as we can, which will be the means of
doing them good."

Tims are tlie Aborigines brought up in sad remem-
brance before us. Tiie land, once speedily compassed
by them in the chase, will no longer show the traces of
their steps. The woods once resounding with their
war song, will no more echo with its dreadful notes.
The waters, once yielding them food, will no more bear
them on its surface. As snow disappears before the
rays of a vernal sun, so have they before the influence
of a civilized population. They have gone down to the
grave- We can say ; they were, but are not.

On the condition of the Plantation, Mr. Higginson
wa'ites : — " When we came first to Nehumkek, we found
about half a score of houses ; we found also abundance
of corn planted by them, very good and well liking.
And we brought with us about two-hundred passengers
and planters more, which by common consent of the
old planters w^ere combined together into one body po-
litic, under the same Governor. There are in all of us,
both old and new planters, about three-hundred, w^hereof
two-hundred of them are settled at Nehumkek, now
Salem. And the rest have planted themselves at Mas-
athulets Bay, beginning to build a town there which we
do call Cherto, or Charlestown. We that are settled
at Salem make w hai haste we can to build houses ; so
that in a short time ^\e shall have a fair town. We
have great ordinance, wherewith we doubt not but we
shall fortify ourselves in a short time to keep out a po-
tent adversary. But that which is our greatest com-
fort and means of defence above all others, is, that we
have here the true religion and holy ordinances of Al-
mighty God taught among us. Thanks be to God, we
have here plenty of preaching and diligent catechising
with strict and careful exercise, and good and com-
mendable orders to bring our people into a Christian
conversation with whom we have to do withal. And
thus we doubt not but God will be with us, and if God
be with us, who can be against us" ? Thus wrote a

guardian of this place while in its infancy. Could he
appear to our eyes, and meditate on the contrast be-
tween his and our day (however shaded with its flitting
clouds,) he would say with mentorial friendship, "Fear
the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart ;
for consider how great things he hath done for you."
There is one thing observable in Mr. Higginson's words,
as well as those of his cotemporaries. It is that Charles-
town and the land of its immediate vicinity were refered
to as within Massachusetts Bay, while Salem and ter-
ritory to the South of it, were not considered as includ-
ed in this Bay Not aware of such a fact, so contrary
to present impressions, some have had their thoughts
occasionally confused in perusing the early History of
our State.

Though a good degree of harmony prevailed among
the inhabitants of Salem, yet it was not perfect. The
Messrs. Browns, already named, as recommended by
the Company, contended for the Episcopal mode of
worship. They had followers. They assembled by
themselves on the Sabbath. They were reproved by
the Governor and Ministers as promoters of schism,
Avhen the closest union was essential to the welfare of
the Colony. They replied to their reprovers : — " that
they were Separatists and would soon be Anabaptists ;
but as for themselves they would hold fast to the forms
of the Church established by law." The Governor
and Ministers denied and stated, that they only came
away from the common prayer and ceremonies, because
they judged the imposition of these things to be sinful
corruptions of the word of God. Such controversy
increased warmth of feeling, and drove the subjects of
it further from reconciliation. About the 1st of August,
letters were sent from Mr. Endicott and a majority of
his Council to the Court of the Company in England
with complaints against the Messrs. Browns.

While various changes occurred in the infant settle-
ment here to try its strength, and train it up to the ac-
tion of manliood, an important alteration was effected
by the General Court of the Company at home. Many
persons of extensive property and high estimation, who
were dissatisfied with the arbitrary proceedings of both
Church and State, made a proposal to the Company.
This proposal was to emigrate hither, provided the prin-
cipal seat of colonial government were transfered to
New-England. After several deliberations on this sub-
ject, an agreement was made on the 29th of August,
but was not finally confirmed till the 16th of October,
in the foilowing terms: — "Whereby erection of hands
it appeared by the general consent of the Company,
that the Government and Patent should be settled in
New-England, and accordingly an order to be drawn up."

In September, three ships, the Lion, Whelp, and
Talbot, f^reisihted with the productions of the Planta-
tion here, arrived in England. Among their caro;oes
" were clapboards and other wood," and beaver skins.
These skins were prized at 20d. per lb. There were
five boys, which had been employed here as servants
by the Company, sent home in the ships for their re-
fractory conduct.

The Court in London enacted a laAV, that joint stock-
holders, who had been at the expense of settling the
Plantation, should have the exclusive trade in Furs for
the space of seven years. At the end of this period
they were to receive a just proportion in the stock and
profits, and have a right to dispose of their shares. For
the same length of time, tliey were required to be at
one half of the expense of maintaining fortifications, the
churches and ministers, and the Colonists were to an-
swer for the other half.

The letters in reference to the Messrs. Browns, were
laid before the Court in London the 19th of Septem-
ber, and their conclusion was to have the difficulty com-

mitted to mutual referees. Before this date, the Court
had retained letters of Messrs. Browns, which contain-
ed strictures unfavourable to the Colony. In a short
time after their letters were forwarded to England, the
Messrs. Browns were ordered by the gov ernment here
to leave the Plantation. They were dismissed in com-
pliance with an order of the Company, received a few
months before, which ran thus: — " Jt is often found
that some busy persons (led more by their will tiian
any good warrant out of God's Word,) take opportuni-
ties by moving needless questions to stir up strife, and
by that way to begett a question, and bring men to de-
clare some difference in Judgment (most commonly in
things indifferent) from wliich small beginnings great
mischiefs have followed, we pray you and the rest of
the Councell, that if any disputes should happen amongst
you, that you sup])ress tliem, and bee carefull to main-
tain peace and unitie." On account of Messrs. Browns
the Company wrote to Messrs. Skelton and Higginson.
Their letter follows : —

" Reverend Friends — There are lately arrived here,
(being sent from the Governor, Mr. Endicott, as men
factious and evil conditioned,) John and Samuel Brown,
being brethren, who since their arrival have raised ru-
mours (as we hear) of divers scandalous and intemper-
ate speeches passed from one or both of you in your
public sermons or pra} ers in New-England, as also of
some innovations attempted by you ; we have reason
to hope that their reports are but slanders ; partly, for
that your goodly and quiet conditions are well known
to some of us ; as also, for that these men, your accus-
ers, seem to be Embittered against you and Capt. En-
dicott for injuries which they conceive they have
received from some of you there ; yet for that we all
know that the best advised may overshoot themselves,
we have thought good to inform you of what we hear,
that if you be innocent you may clear yourselves ; or if

otherwise, you may be /ntreated to look back on your
miscarriage with repentance, or at least to take notice
that we utterly disallow any such passages, and must
and will order for the redress thereof as shall become
us ; but hoping, as we said, of your unblameableness
herein, we desire that this only may testify to you and
others, that we are tender of the least aspersion which
either directly or obliquely may be cast upon the State
here, to whom we owe so much duty, and from whom
we hdve received so much favour in the Plantation
where you now reside. So with our love and due re-
spect to your calling we rest

Your loving friends,

Matt. Cradock, Gov^r.
John Goff, Dep'y.
Geo. Harwood, Treas^r.
Thomas Winthrop,
Thomas Adams,
Symond W. Whetcombe,
William Vassal,
William Pinchon,
John Revell,
Francis Webb."
Londoti, Oct. 16ih, 1629.

Under the same date they wa*ote to Gov. Endicott.

" Sir — As we have written at this time to Mr. Skel-
ton and Mr. Higginson, touching the rumours of John
and Samuel Brown, spread by them on their arrival
here, concerning some unadvised and scandalous speech-
es uttered by them in their public sermons or prayers,
so have we thought meet to advertise you of what they
have reported against you and them, concerning some
rash innovations begun and practised in the civil and
ecclesiastical government. We do well consider that
the Browns are likely to make the worst of any thing
they have observed in New-England, by reason of your

sending them back against their wills, for their offen-
sive behaviour, expressed in a general letter from the
Company there ; yet for that we likewise do consider
that jou are in a Government newly founded, and want
that assistance which the weight of such business doth
require, we have leave to think that it is possible some
undigested counsels have too suddenly been put into
execution, which may have ill construction with the
State here, and make us obnoxious to any adversary.
Let it therefore seem good unto you to be very sparing
in introducing any laws or commands, which may ren-
der yourself or us distrustful to the State here, to which
(as we ought) we must and will have an obsequious
eye ; and as we make it our main care to have the
Plantation so ordered as may be the most for the hon-
our of God, and of our gracious Sovereign, who hath
bestowed many large privileges and royal favours on
this Company; so we desire that all such as shall by
word or deed do any thing to detract from God's glory,
or his Majesty's honour, may be duly corrected for
their amendment and the terror of others ; and to that end,
if you know any thing which hath been spoken or done
either by the ministers (whom the Browns do seem
tacitly to blame for some things uttered in their ser-
mons or prayers) or any others, we require you if any
such things be, that you form due process against the
offenders, and send to us by the first (conveyance,)
that we may, as our duty binds us, use means to have
them duly punished. So not doubting but we have
said enough, we shall repose ourselves upon your W'is-
dom, and do rest your loving friends."

At a session of the Court in London, the 20th of
November, the Messrs. Browns complained that their
property at Salem had been undervalued by appraisers.
Early the year following, measures were adopted, which
succeeded in healing the differences between them and
tJie Company. Tiiey tarried in England four years,

and then returned hither to fill a sphere of usefulness
and respectability. For their being constrained to leave
this town, more blame has been laid on Mr. Endicott
than he deserved. Others were as active as himself to
ensure their departure. For what he did in that affair
he had ample authority. But whether it was expedi-
ent to exercise his power, as he did, is a question not
easily solved. In the part he and his counsellors acted,
there is no sufficient ground to suspect, that they were
influenced by malicious purposes. The policy they pur-
sued in reference to civil and ecclesiastical affairs, was
not peculiar to them. It was common to their succes-
sors in the colonial administration, was frequently com-
plained of by the sovereigns of England, and ultimately
became the cause of our Independence.

Though the colonists here had reason to be encour-
aged by movements of the Company at home ; still the
signs among themselves were cheerless and depressing.
As the winter approached, disease and mortality began
their dreadful work. Nearly one half of their number
died. Among them was the Ruling Elder, Henry Haugh-
ton. Such a repeated event was enough to have driven
ordinary adventurers from the shores, which breathed
pestilence and death. But the mourning survivers con-
tinued firm and hoped for better days. While they
looked in imagination to the more healthy residences
of England, others w ere earnestly engaged in prepar-
ing to move thence, and become partakers with them in
the trials of a new country.

1630.
Under the new modification of the Company, John
Wins hrop was Governor, and Thomas Dudley, Deputy.
These gentlemen, with many others, were about to
make their home in Massachusetts. Before leaving
their native land, they published, through the Rev. Mr.
White, their reasons for such an undertaking. They

expressed themselves with filial, liberal, and patriotic
feelings towards the land of their birth and education.
To the clergy they remarked — " However your charity
may have met with some occasion of discouragement
through the misreport of our intentions, or through the
disafifection or indiscretion of some of us, or rather
among us, for we are not of those that dream of perfec-
tion in this w^orld, yet we desire you would be pleased
to take notice of the principles and body of our company,
as those who esteem it our honour to call the Church
of England, from whence we rise, our dear Mother, and
cannot part from our native country, where she specially
resideth, without much sadness of heart, and many
tears in our eyes, ever acknowledging that such hope
and part as we have obtained in the common salvation,
we have received from her bosom. We shall always
rejoice in her good, and unfeignedly grieve for any sor-
row that shall betide her, and while we have breath,
sincerely desire and endeavour the continuance and
abundance of her welfare with the enlargement of her
bounds in the Kingdom of Christ Jesus." Thus ex-
liibiting traits of affection, which adorn the character
of every nation and period, they embarked in four
ships ; they left several other vessels, which were to
follow^ them. After a long and perilous passage, the
Arabella hove in sight of this port the 12th of June.
She came to anchor within Baker's Island. She was
visited by Capt. Pierce of the ship Lion, then in the
harbour. He came ashore and carried off Messrs.
Endicott, Skclton and Leavit. On the return of these
after a few hours, they were accompanied by some of
those, just arrived. Speaking of this visit. Gov. Win-
throp says : — " We that were of the assistants, and
some other gentlemen, and some of the women, and
our captain, returned with them to Neliumkeck, where
we supped with a good venison pasty and good beer,
and at night we returned to our ship, but some of tlie

women stayed behind." The Arabella was warped
into the harbour on the 14th. Most of the passengers
then left her under a parting salute of five cannons.
During several months, more emigrants arrived here
than had before in the same space of time. Seven ves-
sels landed their passengers here, and ten others theirs
at Nantasket and Charlestown. Thus about fifteen-
hundred people came to Massachusetts. They were
chiefly from London and the West of England.

On the 17th of June, Gov. Winthrop and others left
Salem to look out a settlement. They went by water
to Charlestown. On their return they lodged at Mr.
Maverick's on Noddle's Island They got back here
the 19th. In their course, they had stopped at Nan-
tasket, and suppressed a dispute between Capt. Squib,
of the ship Mary-and-John, and his passengers. These
complained that instead of landing them on Charles
River, as he had agreed, he put them ashore at Nan-
tasket. He was afterwards compelled to pay damages.

While about moving hence to his intended abode,
Gov. Winthrop was severely tried. It appears that one
of his sons, who intended to accompany him to this
country, had been unintentionally left at the Isle of
Wight. This son had been lately married to a Miss
Fones, who was left in the family of his mother. He
followed his father, and arrived at Salem the 1st of
July. But while coming ashore the next day, to re-
ceive the congratulations of an affectionate parent, he
was drowned. In a letter to his wife, a fortnight after
so sad an occurence, Mr. Winthrop writes : — " We
have met with many sad and discomfortable things, as
thou shalt hear after ; and the Lord's hand hath been
heavy upon myself in some very near to me. My son
Henry ! my son Henry ! ah ! poor child ! Yet it grieves
me more for my dear daughter. The Lord strengthen
and comfort her heart, to bear this cross patiently. I
know thou wilt not be wantine to her in this distress.
6

Yet for all these things, (I praise my God,) I am not
discouraged ; nor do I see cause to repent or despair
of those good days here, which will make amends
for all."

The late emigrants foimd the inhabitants of this
town in a wretched condition. They came in season
to relieve them from the horrors of approaching famine.
Even provision by such a supply was far from being
abundant. Inhere was only sufficient for a few weeks.
Of one hundred and eighty servants, whom the Compa-
ny had sent over two years before, the remainder came
to the last colonists, and/ifitreated for food. But, how-
ever thus addressed, they were constrained to deny
them for the most part, lest their own stores should be
consumed. The provisions, put up for these suffering
servants, had been left behind. The planters, being
unable to maintain them, allowed them their freedom,
though they had cost the Company from £16 to £20
each.

However surrounded by afflictions, the Colonists were
grateful to their Maker for the timelv appearance of
hundreds, who had lately Joined them, and aided to
lessen their necessities. For such favour they observed
a general Thanksgiving on the 8th of July.

The people here were called to sustain a severe loss
in the decease of Mr. Higginson. He died Aua;ust 6th,
ao-ed 43. He was born in Enaland in 1587. He receiv-
ed his education at Emanuel College in Cambridge. He
was settled as minister over one of five })arishes in Lei-
cester. At first he was a strict Episcopalian. But led
to examine the arguments of Hildersham and Hooker,
and especially, the impositions in doctrine and ceremo-
nies, forced upon the established Church, he sided with
the Dissenters. For this change he was ejected from
his living. His people, however, remained sincerely at-
tached to him. They cherished more esteem for his
piety and worth, than disregard for the alteration of his

views. They sought and obtained the privilege of
hearing him preach one lecture on the Sabbath. The
other part of the day he assisted an aged minister He
resided in the diocese of a benevolent bishop, Dr. Wil-
liams. This gentleman refused to persecute him, though
threatened by ecclesiastical authority for such forbear-
ance. The talents, acquirements, and character of Mr.
Higginson, brought him the offer of some of the best
livings in England. But his scruples of non-conformity
would not suffer him to accept them, while his heart
held no sufficient communion with the conditions of
their being confered on him. Thus conscientious, he
taught scholars for the maintainance of his family.
Some of his pupils honoured his tuition by their subse-
quent usefulness and respectability. The beneficence
he inculcated on others, he endeavoured to practice him-
self. Particularly were his sympathies excited and his
charities drawn forth by the Protestant exiles, who
had fled from Bohemia and the Palatinate, already de-
solated by the French, and taken refuge in England.
While thus inclined, Mr. Higginson had cause to fear,
that he should be cited to answer for the stand he had
taken, before the high Court of Commissioners. When
so situated, tw'o men knocked at his door. He heard
them say loudly : — " We must see Mr. Higginson."
His wife hastened to his room and besought him to
conceal himself He replied that he must stand in his
lot and meet the messengers. He acordingly went to
them. They presented him with a bundle of papers.
They remarked to him, with feigned roughness. We
must carry you to London. He answered with forti-
tude,— This is what I expected. But on opening the
package addressed to him, he was agreeably disappoint-
ed. He found it contained an invitation for him to em-
bark for New-England, as an asylum from his fears
and perils. It seems that the bearers of such news

practised deception to render his joy more intense bv
contrast. But his correct views of morality could
hardly excuse management of this sort, though well in-
tended. The proposal made for his labouring in a new
country, received his serious consideration. He re-
garded it as a call in Providence, — not a forced call, of
which we so often hear and read, to gratify his selfish
propensities, but one suited to the dictates of obliga-
tion. As previously stated, he concluded to make his
home in Naumkeag. AVhen embarked and arrived at
Land's End, he called up his family and others to the
stern of the ship, that they might take a parting look of
tlieir native country. He observed to them : — " We
will not say, as the Separatists were wont to say at

their leaving of England : Farewell Babylon,

fare\^ ell Rome ! — but we will say. Farewell dear
England ! — farewell the Church of God in England,
and all christian friends there ! We do not go to Nevr-
England as Separatists from the Church of England,
though we cannot but separate from the corruptions of
it ; but we go to practice the positive part of Church
reformation and propagate the Gospel in America."
Such an expression of patriotism, magnanimity, and
religion, cannot but accord with the vibrations of every
enlightened conscience. He came to Naumkeag in
hopes of re-establishing his infirm health, and prolonging
his usefulness. — For a time, especially when penning
his account of New-England, did he think his expecta-
tions would be realized. But a merciful and wise God
had pur{)osed otherwise. In the course of abundant
exertions to secure the temporal, spiritual, and eternal
good of his flock, Mr. Higginson was arrested by the
hand of insidious disease. His last public labours were
about the middle of .June, Before this he had been
failing. A consumption threw over his contenance its
varied, but too sadly presaging hues. In bearing the
burden of his pains and trials, he leaned on the staff of

the Almighty. When a friend observed to hiin, that
he must have the consohitions of faithfulness to his
charge, — he answered : — " I have been an unprofitable
servant, and all my desire is to win Christ and be found
in him, not having on my own righteousness." Soon
to leave a faithful wife and eight children, without pe-
cuniary resources, he was consoled with the tijouglit,
that their necessities w^ould be provided for while resi-
dent here, according to his contract with the Cofupany;
and especially that the Being, in whom he had lona; and
supremely confided, " preserveth the stranger, and re-
lieveth the fatherless and widow." As he approached
the grave he freely remarked : — Although the Lord
should call him away, he was persuaded that he would
raise up others to carry on the work which was begun,
and that there would be many churches in tJiis wilder-
ness. When death came, he left this world with
the Scriptural hope of a blessed inmiortality. So called,
he had continued among his people over one year. But
in this short period, they so learned his Vtorth as earn-
estly to desire the long permanence of his labours
among them. In his person he was slender and erect,
but not tall. In his manners he was courteous and
oblioiniT. His talents were of hish order. He well
cultivated them in the fields of literature and divmity.
A primitive writer on New-England, says of him, " a
man indued with grace, apt to teach, mighty in the
Scriptures, learned in the Tongues, able to convince
gainsay ers." As a preacher, Mr. Higginson was un-
commonly popular. Before his coming hither it was
usual for many to assemble from various towns, that
they might hear him. In his parochial callings he acted
from no time serving policy ; but from principle, ap^
pointed in heaven, and recorded in the Bible. He suf-
fered no unworthy person to comnnjine with his chinch.
For so sacred a service he required evidence of morality
and religion. In his opinion of non-essentials, he was

more candid than some of that day. While he persuad-
ed his people to beware of the corruptions, imposed on
the English Church, he would have them esteem its
long standing doctrines as worthy of their belief and
improvement. The part which he and other counsel-
lors of the government here, took in counteracting the
ecclesiastical views and proceedings of the Messrs.
Brovtns, brought upon him the censure of these gentle-
men. J\o doubt, on an occasion so trying to his feel-
ings, he endeavoured to pursue the path of duty.
Whether his purpose deviated from such a course, is a
question, which cannot easily be answered at this late
period. Two of Mr. Higginson's children followed
his profession. One, whose name was Francis, went
to Europe. He resided at Leyden some time, and vis-
ited several Universities on the Continent for the im-
provement of his mind. He settled as minister at
Kerby Steven in Westmoreland, England. There he
died about 1670 in the fifty-hfth year of his age. He
was the fust who wrote against the Friends. The other
son, named John, was settled over the Congregation of
his father thirty years after his decease. Mr. Higginson
published the works, already mentioned and quoted.
They were reasons for settling New- England and an-
swers to objections ; and a description of the Massa-
chusetts Colony. The latter passed through several
editions in London. Besides these an interesting ac-
count of his voyage to this place has been printed. His
last sermon was preached after the landing of the emi-
grants, who accompanied Gov. Winthrop. The text of
it was : — " What went ye out into the wilderness to
see."

A Court of Assistants was convened at Charlestowii
on the 28d of August. It was composed of Gov. Win-
throp and eia;ht other members. Mr. Endicott, though
of their body, did not sit with them till their session in
September. The reason probably was, that, as he had

entered on a second marriage a few days before, his at-
tention was called to domestic arrangements. The
Court while in session enacted, that ministers should
be maintained, and have houses built at the common
charge. From this act Salem and Mattapan, or Dor-
chester, were exempted. The Court ordered that Jus-
tices of the Peace should have power similar to that
of such oflicers in England. It appointed Mr. Endi-
eott as the Justice of this town.

About the last of August, Lady Arabella Johnson
died here. She was daughter to the Earl of Lincoln,
whose family was highly esteemed, and deeply inter-
ested in the welfare of New-England. Two of the As-
sistants, composing the first Court at Charlestown, had
resided in this family. Their names were Bradstreet
and Nowell. Mrs. Johnson had a sister married to a
son of Sir Fernando Gorges, the proprietor of Maine,
and another to Sir John Humphrey, who settled at
Saugus. She left the conveniencies of wealth and the
attractions of honour for the hardships of a new world.
To them with many of her connexions she bade adieu,
in order to enjoy civil and religious freedom with a be-
loved husband, in a land of perils and strangers. She
lived but a short time in the country, where she had an-
ticipated many joys as well as trials. She was buried
with expressions of general esteem and grief. Her de-
cease was a source of deep affliction to her husband,
who survived her only a month. He died in Boston,
lamented by its inhabitants, as one in whom they
placed strong hopes of future benefit to JMassachusetts.

The Court of Assistants sat the 28th of September.
They passed a law for this and other Plantations,
which forbid any to teach the Indians the use of fire-
arms. This order appears to have had its rise princi-
pally from the conduct of Thomas Morton. But three
weeks before, the Court ordered him to be " set in the
Bilboes," sent to England as a prisoner, have his goods

^iven to the Indians as satisfaction for a canoe of theirs,
which he had taken, and his house burnt in their sight,
for wrongs which, it was said, he had done them. They
appointed John Woodbury to serve as constable of Sa-
lem one year. They required that Master Masons,
Joiners, and Carpenters should receive no more than
16d. per day, and the workmen under them no more
than 12d ; and that labourers in general, should have no
more than 12d. a day, and 6d. for meat and drink. They
forbid Corn to be sold to any English or Indians, or to
be sent out of the Colony, without a license from them.
They appointed Capt. Patrick and Capt. Underbill as
military instructors, and required them to be maintain-
ed at the common charge. They assessed a tax of £50
for this object. Salem out of nine Plantations stood
the seventh. Its proportion was £3. It appears that
the custom for supporting military commanders was
now commenced, and that it continued under different
modes for a series of years.

On a jury of fifteen, empannelled to inquire concern-
ing the death of Austin Bratcher, who had died of
blows on Cradock's Plantation, Peter Palfrey of Salem
was one. They brought in a bill of manslaughter
against Walter Palmer, who was ordered to be tried
the next month.

October 19th, it was propounded as a matter
of general concern, whether the Freemen had not
better choose the Assistants, and the Assistants choose
the Governor and Deputy Governor, and these with the
Assistants make the requisite laws.

Between this date and the 18th of May following, a
considerable number of persons proposed themselves to
the Court for being acknowledged as freemen. Among
them were Samuel Skelton, Samuel Sharpe, Thomas
Graves, Roger Conant, Roger Williams, John Wood-
bury, Peter Palfrey, John Balch, and William Trask,
of this town.

The wolves were exceedingly hurtful here and in
other Plantations. They had killed six calves, owned
in this place ; which were then a very serious loss to
tlie inhabitants in their necessitous and precarious con-
dition. To prevent such depredations, the Court of
Assistants offered, the 9th of November, a reward of Id.
for every wolf, killed by an Englishman. To promote
the interests of the Colony here and elsewhere, they
also offered a premium of one farthing for every horse,
cow, bullock,^sw)ne, or goat, which should be raised to
a certain age. They required the people here and in
general, to leave the price of beaver discretionary with
traders, and not continue it at 6s. per lb. as it had been.

On a jury of twelve, who cleared Walter Palmer,
charged with the death of Austin Bratcher, was John
Balch of this town.

Dec. 28th, the Court of Assistants, after several con-
sultations about a suitable place for being fortified, and
for the seat of Government, agreed to have it at New-
ton, afterwards Cambridge. All the members, except
Mr. T. Sharp and Mr Endicott, agreed to build houses,
and move their military stores thither the next Spring.
The former person was about returning to England.
The latter had so located his property and formed his
connexions in Salem, he would have had more difficul-
ty in renewing his abode than the rest. This project
of building and settling Newton was relinquished at the
end of the next year, to the damage of Mr. Dudley in
particular, and to a disturbance of harmony between
him and Mr. Winthrop.

Great mortality existed here and in other places. It
is computed that from April to December, one hundred
of the people of Salem died.

1631.
Deprived of their religious Teacher, our fathers wish-
ed for another to supply his place. They heard of Mr.

Roger Williams, who had arrived at Nantasket witii
his wife the 5th of February. He was accounted a
valuable acquisition to the Colony. He was born in
Wales 1599. He became pious at the early age of ten.
He was educated at Oxford under the patronage of Sir
Edward Coke. He is represented as having studied
law with this eminent jurist. He had been a strict
churchman ; but altered his views, when the innova-
tions of Charles and his advisers were made more im-
portant, than the weighty matters of religion. The
Society here soon invited him to preach, or prophesy,
as the term was in reference to candidates not ordained.
They invited him to settle as Teacher with Mr. Skel-
ton. He accepted their call. But at this point of their
connexion, the Governor and Assistants interfered.
These wrote to Mr. Endicott, in April, as one having a
principal concern in his proposed settlement. The im-
port of their letter was, that as " Mr. Williams had re-
fused to join with the Congregation at Boston, because
they would not make a public declaration of their re-
pentance for having communion with the churches of
England, while they lived there ; and, besides, had de-
clared his opinion, tliat the magistrate might not punish
the breach of the Sabbath, nor any other offence, as it
was a breach of the first Table ; therefore, they mar-
velled they should choose him without advising with
the Council ; and withal desiring hhn, that they would
forbear to proceed till they had confered about it." —
W'^hen such a communication was received, it put a stop
to the measures for his ordination. Thus hindered he
■went to Plymouth. There he assisted Mr. Smith in
the ministry about two years, unconscious of the severe
trials which awaited him.

Much distress was experienced through the Planta-
tions during winter. The scurvey prevailed. Provi-
sions were alarmingly scarce. Wheat meal was over
03 ; Corn and Peas were over 82 per bushel. Many

were forced to live on muscles, clams, acorns, and
ground-nuts. A Fast was to have been observed on
the 6th of February : but the Lion, Capt. Peirce, ar-
riving with supplies on the 5th, it was exchanged for
Thanksgiving on the 22d.

At a Court of Assistants, March 1st, it was ordered,
that all the Colonists who were employing Indians as
servants should discharge them ; and that they should
hire no more of them, without permission from the Go-
vernor.

At this season the abundance of fowl was extraordi-
nary, and must have served as a relief to those, whose
provisions were scanty. One writes — ''■ From fair day-
light till 8 A.M., fly over all the towns in our Planta-
tions, so many flocks of doves ; each flock containing
many thousands ; and some so many that they obscure
the light."

On the 15th of March, Mrs. Skelton, wife of the
Pastor, died. Her decease was a heavy loss to society.
She moved in her difficult sphere with so much discreet-
ness as to engage the esteem of her acquaintance. She
honoured the profession of her husband and gave effect
to his precepts. Her conduct made her life desireable
to others, and her death sincerely lamented.

On the 22d, the Court of Assistants enacted, that
the wages of labourers and mechanics, which had been
defined, should be left without legal restrictions ; that
all persons should be armed, except magistrates and
ministers ; that all cards and dice should be destroyed.

On the 18th of April, they ordered that every Cap-
tain should train his company once a week, on Satur-
day ; and that no person should travel alone from the
Plantations to Plymouth, nor any without arms, though
several together. — Such precaution appears to have
been taken, because a dread existed here, that the Mo-
hawks were about to attack the Colony and the adjacent
Indians.

At the same date, the Court instituted an inquiry,
concerning a charge of battery against the Assistant
from this town, as committed u])on Tliomas Dexter.
The case was decided unfavourably to the former, and
he was fined 10s. In reference to this and other mat-
ters, Mr. Endicott writes the following letter to Gov.
Winthrop :

" Right Worshipful — I did expect to have been with
you in person at the Court, and to that end 1 put to sea
yesterday and was driven back again, the wind being
stiff against us. And there being no canoe or boat at
Saugus, I must have been constrained to go to Mys-
tic and thence about to Charlestown, which at that
time durst not be so bold, my body being at this pres-
ent in an ill condition to wade or take cold, and there-
fore I desire you to pardon me. Though otherwise
I could much have desired it, by reason of many occa-
sions and businesses. There are at Mr. Hewson's
Plantation five or six kine very ill and in great danger,
I fear they Avill hardly escape it, Avhereof two are mine,
and all I have, which are worse than any of the rest. 1
left mine there this winter to do Mr. Skelton a pleas-
ure to keep his for him here at Salem, that he might
have the benefit of their milk. And I understand by
Wincoll, that they have been ill tended, and he saith
almost starved." (Here four lines arc omitted.) " 1
could wish when Manning hath recovered his strength,
that you would free liim, for he will never do you or
Mr. He\^'son service, for when he was well he v»'as as
negligent as the worst of them. Mr. Skelton, myself,
and the rest of the Congregation desire to be thankful
to God and yourself for your benevolence to Mr. tJaugh-
ton's child, The Lord restore it you. I prevailed
w ith much ado with Sir Richard for an old debt here,
V. hich he thought ^vas desperate to contribute it, which
1 hope I shall make good for the child. I think Mr.

Skelton hath written to you, whom he thinks stand
most in need of contribution of such provisions as you will
be pleased to give among us of that which was sent
over. The eel pots you sent for are made, which I
Jjad in my boat, hoping to have brought them with me.
I caused him to make but two for the present ; if you
like them and his prices (for he worketh for himself)
you shall have as many as you desire. He sells them
for 4s. a piece. Sir, I desired the rather to have been
at Court, because I hear I am much complained of by
goodman Dexter for striking him. I acknowledge I
was too rash in striking him, understanding since it is
not lawful for a justice of peace to strike. But if you
had seen the manner of his carriage with such daring of
me with his arms akimbo, &:c. it would have provoked
a very patient man. But I will write no more of it,
but leave it till we speak before face to face. Only thus
far further, that he hath given out, if I had a purse he
would make me empty it, and if he cannot have justice
here, he will do wonders in England, and if he cannot
prevail there he will try it out with me here at blows.
Sir, I desire that you will take all into consideration.
If it were lawful to try it at blows, and he a fit man
for me to deal with, you should not hear me complain ;
but I hope the Lord hath brought me off from that
course. 1 thought good further to write what my judg-
ment is for the dismissing of the Court till corn be set.
It will hinder us that are far off exceedingly, and not
further you there. Men's labour is precious here in
corn setting time, the Plantations being yet so weak.
I will be with you, the Lord assisting me, as soon as
conveniently I can. In the mean while I commit you
to his protection and safeguard, that never fails his chil-
dren, and rest

Your unfeigned and loving friend to command,

JO. ENDICOTT.'"
Salem, April I2th, 1631.

This letter goes to show, witli known facts, that a
common way of going to Comt IVom this part of the
country was by water ; and that the land communica-
tion was very inconvenient. It indicates that a few
cattle were valued above droves at this day ; and at-
tention to raising a harvest was deemed more import-
ant than legislation. It presents Mr. Endicott as
acknowledaino; his error in the chastisement of Thomas
Dexter. His remarks on this unhaj)py affair, were
more in accordance with the customs of that time, than
with those of the present. Next to refraining from
wrong, is repentance and confession for its being com-
mitted.

JVJay 18th, the Court order, with full consent of the
Commons present, that a General Court shall be held
at least once a year, at which the Commons may have
liberty to j)ropound the persons, whom they ^^ ould pre-
fer for Assistants, and to exercise a similar right in
their removal for misconduct or incompetency. They
also, enacted, that, as an indispensable condition to be-
coming a Freeman, every candidate for such a privi-
lege, must be a reputable member of some regular
chinch. Many, who refused to comply with this sta-
tute, were shut out from voting for officers of govern-
/ ment and from all places of trust. As might be expected,
they made complaint, which reached the throne, and
increased prejudices against the Colony. Still the reg-
ulation, though nominally abrogated on the accession
of Charles 11. continued till the discontinuance of the
Charter.

May 27tli, a pinnace of 18 tons came to Salem from
Virginia, and sold her load of tobacco and corn. The
last article went for ,^'2,22 per bushel.

June l4th, the Court ordered that Philip Radcliji
for reproaches against the government and the Church
of Salem, should be whipped, have his ears cropped,
and be banished. The sentence was executed. This

tcm. a. rreat iigmr of Z -iet3.

Jnlv oau a levy oi i^jiJ was nade qq uic: several

Plan^iadoos tor makiiLr '' '"' ' -rk firom Charles River to

XewioQ. >5leTD*> ' -- was £^. li stood die

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readiies. or Eg^T-fm . fs in ike

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Thev Kiiied seven men and wocmced odiers. Tbev
also made an attack in the dark ca a guard near :^aff-
2U5- In the morains expresses were lorwarded to die
nei^hbocirin^ towns. The cannoa from Salem were
disch:-. ' ' - ■ ~ - " -?

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ed as cannibals, enterprism^ in their ei -. and

brave in resisdu-z tbeir :o«:s. cs : er

they appeared. Eci'orr me set:.: — — . -- -. "-^i-

ihev had been such a scoorse to the Indians «: Massa-

and siain bv them.
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at the peril of their lives to exiort corn from his juris-
diciioii- "^ -

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were in sreat droits ibr sraiu to sappcrt hi'e. Tlie

ford must have been aware of such a fact. He was
probably influenced by it as well as by the dictates of
self preservation, to prevent our people's trading with
his for such an article.

Oct. 1 8th, the Court for some offence not named, or-
dered Thomas Graves' house at Marbleharbour to be
pulled down, and no Englishman to give him entertain-
ment. This person had sustained a reputable charac-
ter, and came highly recommended by the Company, as
a man of uncommon talents and attainments. — They
assessed a tax of £60, for making a Palisade about
Newton, and made the proportion of Salem £4 10. —
They enacted, that on account of the scarcity of money,
corn should be taken by creditors for their demands at
the usual price, excepting cases in which cash and bea-
ver had been promised.

Oct. 25th, Gov. VVinthrop with Capt. Underbill and
others, visited this town on foot. Their chief business
was witii Mr. Endicott. He gave them a polite and
fiiendly reception. The necessities of that period cau-
sed the mode of their travelling to be exceedingly dif-
ferent from the mode of similar officers in these days.

About this time, it was customary with the inhabit-
ants here and elsewhere to give the title of Mr. and
Mrs. to but very few of either sex. The usual appella-
tions of adults were goodman and goodwife before their
respective surnames.

1632.

March 6th, the Court of Assistants enacted, that no
person should transport money or beaver from the Co-
lony to England, unless by a permit from the Governor.
In case any one violated this regulation, he was liable
to forfeit the money and beaver concerned in such a
trespass.

J\Iay 9th, the General Court required, that each town
should choose two persons to confer with them on the

subject of raising a general stock. Salem selected Ro-
ger Conant and Peter Palfrey for th'is business. They
agreed to a mode of election different in some degree
from previous practice. It was that the Governor and
Assistants should be annually chosen by the General
Court, and that the Governor should be always from
the Assistants. This Court (agreed on the year before)
appears to have now commenced the operations of its
political existence. It did not supersede the Courts of
Assistants, which were to be continued monthly. By
having it formed and carried into effect, the people
made an advance in power, which appears to have been
their right, and which they perseveringly sought.

June 13th, a Thanksgiving, which was appointed
the 5th, was observed for the success of Gustavus, the
Swedish king, and the Protestant forces in Germany,
against the Emperor ; and for the safe arrival of vessels,
which were anxiously expected over.

July 3d, the elders and brethren of the church here,
and of the church at Plymouth, were requested by the
church of Boston to give their advice on the following
questions : — Can a person be properly a Magistrate and
a ruling Elder at the same time ? If he may not, then
which of the offices should he prefer ? Should there be
more than one Pastor in the same Congregation ? To
the first inquiry they returned a decided answer in the
negative. In reference to the other two, they did not
feel prepared to give a definite reply.

The Court of Assistants granted Mr. Endicott, of
their number, 300 acres of land. The Indian name of
its location, properly translated, was Birch Wood. It
was bounded by Cow House River on the S. ; Duck
River on the N. ; and Wooleston River on the E. The
names of the two first Rivers were derived from the In-
dians. They also granted Mr. Skelton 213 acres of
land in several lots. Twelve of them were on the Neck.

August 7th, they enacted, that every company should'
maintain its captain. Previously sucii an expense was
borne by the colony. This vote was altered in a few
years to its first form.

The Summer, having been wet and cold, cut off the
hopes of a corn harvest. Such a dispensation of Provi-
dence was dreadful to the colonists, \^hose resources
for food were precarious, and who had suffered much
from scarcity.

In the course of the Autumn, fears prevailed here
and elsewhere of a conspiracy by the Indians. The Nar-
ragansets and others appeared to be preparing for an
attack on the English. One of their Powaws gave infor-
mation, that they mtended to cut off the Colonists. Indi-
cations of tiieir unlriendliness were perceived in their
being querulous about their lands, and not visiting the
houses of the planters, as they had been accustomed.
A false alarm was given at Boston, that they were
coming to attack its inhabitants. This alarm reached
Salem and other places, and was answered by a tel-
egraphic mode of conveying intelligence. In such
a state, watchmen of every town were at their stations
both day and night.

October 3d, the Court of Assistants confirm the
former instructions of the Company, by ordering that
none within Mssachusetts should take tobacco publicly,
on the penalty of Id. for every such offence.

November 21st, this and other Plantations were in-
terested in the enterprise of a bark and 20 men, sent
by the Governor against a company of pirates, headed
by Dixey Bull, at the Eastward. These national out-
laws filled the crews of the colonial vessels with dread.
Owing to unfavourable weather, the expedition against
them failed. But not long alter wards, they were dis-
persed, and ceased to be feared.

1633.

January, news spread here and at large, that the
French had purchased and peopled the Scots Planta-

tion, called Port Royal, near Cape Sable. Fearing
that, as Papists, thej would be troublesome neighbours,
the Governor called together, from different parts of
the Colony, the Assistants, Elders, Captains, and other
principal men, on the l^th, to consult on measures best
to be adopted. 1 hey advised to the commencement of
a fort at Nantasket ; the completion of the one begun
at Boston ; and the settlement of Agawam, as the
means of preserving it for tillage and cattle, from the
hands of the French.

February 22d, intelligence, deeply interesting to this
and other plantations, came by the ship William. It
stated, that charges against Massachusetts were exhibi-
ted to the Privy Council in England, by Sir Fernando
Gorges and Capt. Mason, through the influence of Sir
Christopher Gardiner, Thomas Morton, and Philip
Radclif^ '^J'hese three persons, for their disorderly con-
duct, had been severely handled by the authorities of
this country. — An additional ground of complaint were
some letters, forwarded by Capt. Leavit of this town,
who died on his passage to England. These letters,
containing remarks against the Established Church,
were opened and produced unfavourable feelings in the
Lords of the Council. — Such an attempt to injure the
government here by strong and partial representations
to the Privy Council, failed of success for the present.
Mr. Em«ianuel Downing, who had married the Gover-
nor's sister, and who became a leading inhabitant of
Salem, was a principal agent in turning the measures of
the colony's foes to confusion.

March, provisions were exceedingly scarce here and
elsewhere. Had it not been for the supplies of fish,
the general suffering would have been severe. The
price of corn was ^2 22 per bushel.

May, information, affecting this and other planta-
tions, was brought, that a renewed attempt had been
made by their enemies, to have New-England under

one general government, headed by Capt. Neal. To
carry this point, they declared to the King and Council,
that his subjects here intended to rebel against him,
and be entirely independent of the Church and laws of
England. In the discussion of this subject it was ad-
vanced, that New-England would be of great benefit to
the Crown b}^ furnishing such articles, as masts and
cordage, in case the Baltic should be closed upon its
commerce. But after the foes and friends of the Colo-
ny had been heard, decision was made in its favour.

June 19th, a day of Thanksgiving was observed for
deliverance from the plots of enemies and the arrival of
friends.

July 2d, the Court of Assistants fine a person at
Marbleharbour 3()s. for intemperance on the Sabbath.
They enact that no one shall sell w ine or strong water,
without leave from the Governor ; nor even give the
latter to an Indian in the course of trading with him.
They also order, that if a corn fence be not sufficient,
according to the opinion of a town, and its owner delay
more than two days to repair it, after notice, they shall
have it mended, and take the expense out of his corn ;
that any person may kill swine, which get into his corn,
and the owner receive them and pay damages.

Sept. 17th, the ministers and elders of the Church
here and through the Colony, were called by the Gov^
nor and Council, to advise about the location of the
Rev. John Cotton, lately arrived to this country. Con-
sidering him the most eminent in talents and attain-
ments of any clergyman, who had emigrated hither,
they concluded that he should be partly supported out
of the Colonial treasury, and located at Boston. Ow-
ing, however, to subsequent and very reasonable objec-
tions of members among the Council, his immediate
congregation maintained him entirely.

Oct. 3d, the Court of Assistants ordered the 16th to
be observed as a day of Thanksgiving. Though op-

pvessed with trials, the Colonists did not forget their
blessings. — The same Court, having perceived that it
was customary to have religious lectures held at Ta-
verns in the forenoon, enacted that none should be held
there in future before one o'clock. — Of a £400 rate
this town was assessed £28 ; and stood the seventh on
the list.

Oct. 10th, the ship James, Capt. Grant, arrived here
from Gravesend, in a passage of fifty six days. She
brought twenty passengers for this place, thirty for Pis-
cataqua, and thirty for Virginia. She also brought
sixty cattle, which were then a very desireable acquisi-
tion. A cow was worth from £20 to £26 sterling.
An ewe goat was worth from £3 to £4.

Nov. 5th, the Court of Assistants order that Salem,
Agawam and Saugus shall pay for three days work, at
ls6d. each for every man, excepting Magistrates and
Ministers, towards the fort at Boston. This was done
to prevent objections, which Newton had to working
on the fort, because the towns, already named, had not
performed their part.

As the harvest of corn had been much injured by
swine, and a scarcity thereby likely to ensue, they en-
act that swine should not be fed on corn, if fit "for man's
meat ;" and that every Plantation shall agree how many
swine each person may keep summer and winter. This
act was unpopular, and exertions were used for its re-
peal the next year. The price of corn at this time was
01,33.

November, Roger Williams had returned to Salem
from Plymouth. While there he perceived some lead-
ing members opposed to his particular opinions. One
thing by which he gave them offence, was his contend-
ing, that the appellation, good-man, should be given
only to those, who manifested evidence of piety. But
he yielded this point by the advice of Gov. Winthrop,
who was on a visit at Plymouth the last year. Still

on account of views, as to other subjects, different from
those of some in his Congregation, he requested a dis-
mission, after labouring among them with great accept-
ance and usefuhiess. His request was granted. He
was followed hither bv a part of his people. He again
assisted Mr. Skelton. Thus reunited in Gospel labours,
they were fearful lest the association of colonial minis-
ters would injure the liberties of the churches, and bring
them under Presbyterian oider^. For this reason they
strongly objected to the meeting of clergymen from the
Bay and Saugus. It appears that those clergymen met
once a fortnight, and discussed questions, deemed most
important. They probably gave rise to the various as-
sociations of Congregational ministers, which have long
existed in New-England. The dread which Messrs.
Skelton and Williams entertained of Scottish Presbyte-
rianism, was much lessened among those, who lived to
cherish it, in 1638. Then the Presbyterians of Scot-
land covenanted to maintain the rules of their chinch
against the encroachments of Charles 1. Thus they
identified themselves with the Puritans, in resisting his
abused authority. These two denominations, being so
connected, lost sight of many jealousies, which had
previously kept them asunder. Union in seasons of
peril hides non-essential differenc/es, and chiefly points
to impending evil.

Nov. 8tli, the Court of Assistants order, that no per-
son shall receive a greater profit on heavy goods than
4d on Is., excepting cheese, wine, oil and strong wa-
ter ; and on articles, such as linen, not so much profit.
They require that traders should have a good con-
science in their transactions.

December, great mortality prevailed among the In-
dians, bordering on Salem, and in other parts of the
Colony. James Sagamore and most of his people died
at Saugus. They were infected with the small pox. —
Such a disease, without its present means of allevia-
tion, spread terror in every direction.

Dec. 27th, the Court of Assistants received a Trea-
tise from Roger Williams, which he had shown to the
Governor and Council of Plymouth. He maintained
in it, that however the Colonists had received a grant
of their soil from the Crown, they could have no just
claim to it without the consent of the Aborigines. On
this subject he had drawn up a letter, " not without the
approbation of some of the chief in New-England, then
tender also upon this point before God, directed unto
the King himself, humbly acknowledging the evil of
that part of the Patent, which respects donation of
lands." In the treatise he also charged King James
with falsehood, for declaring himself to be the first
Christian Prince that had discovered New -England ;
and him and others with blasphemy for designating
Europe by the term, Christendom ; and he applied to
the reigning King, Charles, three offensive passages
from the Apocalypse. The Governor wrote to Mr.
Endicott on the subject, and requested him to use his
influence with Mr. Williams to retract the opinions of
the treatise. Mr. Endicott returned an acceptable an-
swer, Mr. Williams sent an apology to the Governor
and Council, stating, that as he had been required to
leave a copy with the Governor of Plymouth, he
thought proper to have it known to the authorities of
Massachusetts ; and that he was far from intending to
create division by its contents. He also expressed him-
self as willing, that the book or treatise, he had for-
warded to them, might be burnt partially or entirely ,^
just as they should choose.

1634.
Jan. 24th, the Governor and Council, in connexion
with the Rev. Messrs. Cotton and W ilson, reconsidered
the offensive parts of Mr ^Villiams' treatise. They
agreed that its contents were not so objectionable, as
they at first suspected. They came to the conclusion-

that if he would take the oath of allegiance to the King,
he should be excused for what had passed.

Feb. 22d, Mr. Allerton employed six fishing boats at
Marbleharbour. At the first of the month, he had met
with a heavy loss in having the most of his goods con-
sumed, with a house of Mr. Cradock, which he and his
men occupied.

March 4th, the Court of Assistants order that no
person, without a special license from them, shall pur-
chase land ot the Indians. — Mr. Endicott, like other
Assistants in their respective towns, was required by
the Court to use his influence in Salem for obtaining
aid to build a sea and moveable fort, twenty-one feet
wide and forty feet long.

On the 7th, at a lecture in Boston, a question was
discussed as to the ladies' wearing veils. Mr. Cotton,
though while in England of an opposite opinion on this
subject, maintained that in countries where veils were a
sign of submission, they might be properly disused.
But Mr. Endicott took different ground, and endeav-
oured to retain it by the general argument of St. Paul.
Mr. Williams sided with his parishioner. Through his
and others influence, veils Avere worn here abundantly.
At the time they were most fashionable, Mr. Cotton
came to preach for Mr. Skelton. His subject was
upon wearing veils. He endeavoured to prove, that
this was a custom not to be tolerated. The conse-
quence was, that the ladies became converts to his
faith in this particular, and, for a long time, left off' an
article of dress, which indicated too great a degree of
submission to " the lords of creation."

April 1st, the Court of Assistants ordered every per-
son above twenty years, who had resided, or should be
resident in Massachusetts six months, to take an oatli
of fidelity. They required the constables and four
more respectable inhabitants in each town, with the ad-
vice of one or more of the next Assistants, to make an

estimate of the houses and lands, and have a record of
it, as reference for future inheritances. They sent no-
tice to the General Court, that expediency required
Deputies to be chosen from each town, in order to form
such a body at its next meeting.

May )4th, the General Court for elections assembled
at Newton. Twenty-four of the Colonists appeared as
Representatives of the Freemen. They passed several
interesting resolutions. They defined the powers of
the Legislature. They enacted a law, that no trial for
life shoukl take place without a jury. After choosing
the Magistrates, they voted that there should be four
General Courts in a year ; that the whole body of Free-
men should be present at the Court of Elections for
Magistrates ; and that their deputies should act fully
for them in the three other General Courts. Thus the
principal Legislature of Massachusetts underwent an
important alteration. The addition of Representatives
to the Assistants and Governor was an imitation of the
House of Commons in England ; and was in accord-
ance with the spirit of liberty then increasing there.
Such a change was produced by the freemen, because
they believed, that the preceding government was still
clothed with too much power. The House of Repre-
sentatives in this Colony, was the second in America.
One had been already formed in Virginia. The Rep-
resentatives chosen by this town, were Messrs. Hoi-
grave, Roger Conant, and J'rancis Weston. The
General Court ordered the oath of freemen to be so
far altered as to accord with the following form. " I,
A. B., being by God's providence an inhabitant and
freeman within the jurisdiction of this Commonwealth,
do freely acknowledge myself to ])e subject to the gov-
ernment thert^of, and therefore do here swear by the
great and dreadful name of the everlasting God, that I
will be true and faithful to the same, and will accord-
ingly yield assistance and support thereunto with mv
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person and estate as in equity I am bound, and I will
also truly endeavour to maintain and preserve all the
liberties and privileges thereof, submitting myself to
the wholesome laws and orders, made and established
by the same. And further, that I will not plot nor
practise any evil against it, nor consent to any that shall
so do, but will truly discover and reveal the same to
lawtul authority now here established, for the speedy
preveming thereof. Moreover I do solemnly bind mv-
selfm the sight of God, that when I shall be called to
give my voice, touching any such matter of this state,
wherein Ireemen are to deal, I will give my vote and
suttrage, as I shall judge in mine own conscience may
best conduce and tend to the public weal of the body
without respect of persons or favour of any man, so
help me God in the Lord Jesus Christ." This was
substantially the same as another, which had been pre-
viously administered. Jt is given as a specimen of an-
cient custom among the freemen of this and other
riantations.

The Rev Thomas Parker, settled at Agawam, with
over a hundred persons, and was joined by some from
Salem.

July, Mr. Humphrey and wife, daughter to tlie Earl
of Lmcoln, arrived here with ammunition for the Colo-
ny. He brought intelligence, that many respectable
pt^ople intended to follow them, though the Bishop and
others of the Royal Council threw obstructions in the

7""^^' T,-^^,"" ^'""^ '^'"''''"^ of sixteen heifers, as a donation
irom Richard Andrews of London, to the ministers of
this and other towns of the Colony. If any of them
remained, after each minister had one, they were to be
confered on the poor. One half of the increase from
those heiters, taken by the clergvmen, was to be reserv-
ed for succeeding clergymen. Mr. Humplirey took up
his abode at Saugus, now Lynn. Here he resided till
he had lost most of his property, and then he returned

to England. Mr. Andrews, whose benevolence to the
Colonists was shown by the donation, just mentioned,
continued to manifest a similar disposition. Ten years
afterwards, he is named on the records of this town, as
having then transported supplies for its poor. His
steady benefactions should keep his name from oblivion,
and present him as an object of gratitude when the
mind turns back on the scenes of our pilgrim fathers.

On the 9th, news, sad to this and every town of Mas-
sachusetts, was reported. It was that the King's Coun-
cil demanded the Colony's Charter. Mr. Cradock, a
principal member of the Company, wrote to the Gov-
ernor and Assistants on the subject. They returned
this worthy gentleman an answer, that they could not
surrender the Charter themselves, and must lay the
matter before the General Court in September.

Aug. 2d, the inhabitants of this place were called to
mourn the loss of Mr. Skelton. He had been debili-
tated a considerable time. No records of his age are
known. He was supposed to be older than his col-
league, Mr. Higginson. Little was said of him by his
cotemporaries, who wrote on the events of our Colonial
history. Unhappily for his being mentioned with due
attention, he differed about clerical associations and
other subjects, from most of the principal persons in
Massachusetts. A chief cause for which they were
disaffected with him was his approbation of Mr. Wil-
liams. He was also the tried friend, and had been the
spiritual father of Mr. Endicott, whose opinions on
some points, were becoming very unpopular. Thus
thinking and connected, his biography has not been
handed down with the particularity of those, who were
equally meritorious, but no more so. It is compliance
with the wishes of the great, and success in combatting
for opinions, which often times, independently of real
desert, confer upon recorded reputation its best propor-
tions and fairest colours. Of Mr. Skelton's worthiness

no just doubt can be entertained. The conlidencc
which the Comj)any in London placed in him at first,
was never forfeited. They appointed him a member
of the first Council here, and designated him as one of
two to take charge of the Colony, in case of Mr. En-
dicott's decease. As one of the executive authorities
he took a deep interest in the Colonial welfare. AV^hilc
sustaining this office, he was called to act with refer-
ence to the case of Messrs. Browns. He with others,
approved of their departure, as the most eifectual means
of restoring peace to this Plantation. They, on their
return home represented him, as maintaining s])ecula-
tions against the Church and Crown, and thus doing
what was unbecoming his sacred profession. Though
their account produced a letter of caution from the
Company to him and his colleague ; yet his motives
and precepts, which "were so offensive to Messrs.
Browns, would appear to persons, with difierent views
of ecclesiastical and civil order, not only harmless,
but quite justifiable. Frequently a principle or measure,
entirely correct in itself, is viewed by the mind, under
mistaken impressions, as exceedingly incorrect. As a
Pastor, Mr. Skelton \^'as faithful to watch for the safety
of his flock, and guide them in the way of duty and
happiness. He was ready to reprove deviations from
rectitude, and support the principles of truth. He ex-
ercised fortitude under severe trials, and stood firmly in
his lot. In his manners he was reserved. His talents
and attainments were respectable. Johnson says of
him : — " A man of giacious speech, full of faith, and
furnished by the Lord with gifts from abo\e." In his
various relations, he appeared to have acted with a wise
reference to the decisions of Heaven. He toiled and
expended his life, not for earthly distinction, possessions
and happiness, hut for the approbation and blessing of
God. He was taken from the troubles already gath-
ering over his people, to the world " where the weary

Lire at rest." As one who ably, benevolently, and
faithfully aided to lay the foundation of our present en-
joyments, we should ever cherish the recollection of
his services with respect and gratitude. We should
not measure our esteem of him, by the scantiness of
former eulogy, but by his real deeds and virtues. He
left affectionate children and many friends to regret his
decease.

Aug. 20th, a general Thanksgiving was appointed
for the arrival of ships and emigrants, and for the more
prosperous appearance of the times. Provisions were
considerably plenty. Corn had fallen to 75 cents per
bushel.

Sept. 3d, at a General Court at Newton, business
was transacted, affecting this and other towns. A
prominent question before that body, in which the As-
sistant and Deputies from Salem took a part, was con-
cerning the removal of the people in Newton to Con-
necticut, under the Rev. Mr. Hooker. There was a
majority of the Representatives for, and a majority of
the Assistants against their departure. The reasons
for removal were, that there was not sufficient room for
cattle, and that the towns in Massachusetts w ere too far
apart ; that Connecticut was more productive and con-
venient, and should be occupied to prevent its settle-
ment by others, especially the Dutch on Hudson River ;
and that the planters of Newton were strongly inclined
to remove. Reasons against removal were, that the
oath, which Newton people had taken to seek the good
of the Colony, would not allow, and that state policy
forbid such an indulgence ; that they might be accom-
modated in Massachusetts, and that the departure of
their Church would be a judgment. The Deputies de-
clined to comply with the wish of the Assistants, and
great difficulty in the Colony was dreaded. In order
for the peaceable adjustment of this question, they both
concluded not to proceed any further for the present.

That their minds might look at it with deliberation and
principle, a Fast was ordered to be observed on the
18th.

On the 24th, the General Court assembled, and
then the Deputies surrendered the negative voice to the
Assistants. By this means the inhabitants of Newton
did not receive permission to become located in Con-
necticut. A considerable number of them, however,
carried their wishes into effect short of two years af-
terwards, and, with their Pastor, settled Hartford.

At the Court on the 3d, other subjects were consid-
ered. They granted power for the impressment of
men to work on the forts. Capt. Trask, of this town,
was appointed on a committee of seven, to superintend
the fortifications. The public military stores were to
be distributed equally among the Plantations. Peter
Palfray of this place was chosen on a committee of six
to run the boundaries of all towns not yet described.
The Court enacted that no keeper of an ordinary should
receive more tlian 6d a meal, and Id for an ale (]uart of
beer out of meal times, on penalty of 10s. ; nor sufier
any tobacco to be taken in his house. They forbid
any person to use tobacco publicly on fine of 2sGd. or
privately in his own dwelling, or dwelling of another
before strangers ; and they also forbid two or more to
use it in any place together. They grant Salem the ])riv-
We'j^c of keeping a w^eekly market on Wednesday. They
ordered that this place should have in addition to its
ordnance, and as a proportion of its military stores,
" tivo old Sakcrs,^'' on condition that it provided car-
riages for them. Of a £600 rate for fortifications and
other objects, the people here were assessed £45. They
and Charlestown stood the same, and were tiio eighth
on the list. The following is a record against prevail-
in" fashions : — " The Court taking into consideration
the great superfluous and unnecessary expenses, occa-
sioned by reason of some new and immodest fashions,

as also the ordinary wearing of silver, gold and silk
laces, girdles, hat-bands, &c. hath theretore ordered,
that no person, either man or woman, shall hereafter
make or buy any apparel, either woollen, silk or linen
with any lace on it, silver, gold, silk or thread, under
the penalty of forfeiture of such clothes, &c. Also, that
no person, either man or woman, shall make or buy
any slashed clothes, other than one slash in each sleeve
and another in the back. Also, all cut works, embroid-
ered or needle worked caps, bands, and rayles are for-
bidden hereafter to be made and worn, under the afore-
said penalty. Also, all gold or silver girdles, hat-bands,
belts, ruffs, beaver hats, are prohibited to be bought
and worn hereafter, under the aforesaid penalty. More-
over it is agreed, if any man shall judge the wearing of
any of the forenamed particulars, new fashions or long
hair, or any thing of the like nature to be uncomely or
prejudicial to the common good, and the party offending
reform not the same upon notice given him, that then,
the next Assistant, being informed thereof, shall have
power to bind the party so offending, to answer to it at
the next Court, if the case so require. Provided and it
is the meaning of the Court, that men and women shall
have liberty to wear out such apparel as they are now
provided of (except the immoderate great sleeves, slash
apparel, immoderate great rayles, long wings, &:c. This
order to take place a fortnight after the publishing
thereof."

Sept. 18th, intelligence decplj' affecting the interest
of people here and through the Colony, arrived by the
ship Griffin. It was, that a commission was granted " to
the two Arch-Bishops and ten others of the Council,"
confering on them the authority to regulate the Plan-
tations of New-England ; to establish and maintain the
Episcopal Church in this country ; to recall its char-
ters ; remove its Governors ; make its laws ; hear and
decide its legal cases ; and appoint its punishments^
even death itself. The i!iteUi2;Gnce further related, tliat

n ship was coming secretly Avitli a new Governor for
Massachusetts, and with orders calculated to prostrate
its civil and ecclesiastical rights. Such news awaken-
ed general anxiety, and hastened forward tiie fortifica-
tions, and the assessment of an additional rate of £500
for defence.

Oct. 20th, a sad occurrence took place in reference
to some persons of this Plantation. Six of them, being
on a fowling party in a canoe, were overset near Ket-
tle Island, and five of them were drowned.

Nov. 7th, the red cross being cut out of the ensign,
beloniiing to the company here, such an act was com-
plained of to the Court of Assistants at Newton. They
ordered " that Ensign Danford shall be sent by warrant
with command to bring his colours with him to the
next Court, as also any other, that hath defaced the
said colours."

27th, the Court of Assistants met respecting the de-
faced colour. They were apprehensive that a deed of
this sort would be construed as rebellion in England^
They conchulcd to write Mr. Downing, a friend of the
Colony, tiiat he might excuse them from approving
such an act. They however expressed themselves with
caution. They did not feel prepared to assert, that it
was ri^ht for the cross to be continued in their national
flao. "Still they disapproved the manner, in which it
had been treated in this town. They promised that
those concerned in the deed, should be called to an ac-
count. They also considered reports, that Mr. "Wil-
liams had revived his preaching against the King, Church
of England, and the tenure^ by which the Colonists
held their lands. They charged him ^^ ith having bro-
ken his promise not to declare such things. On this
account, they cited him to appear at their next session.

The CongTegation here having worshipped from 162^*
to the present vear in an unfinished building of one story,
agreed with Mr. Norton to build a suitable meeting
house, which should not exceed the amount of £100.

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aereed, that if soch a Goremor sfaoald coiDe- the C<4-

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names, as invented by Romulus and amended by Numa.
In Older, then, not to denote the months as the Catho-
lics did, whose ecclesiastical corruptions had become
more than commonly offensive to the Colonists, because
an increased occasion of their being oppressed by the
Crown, it is thought that our fathers marked the months
by figures and not letters.

February, the town agreed that the Neck should no
longer be for the use of goats ; but should be permitted
to grow six days so that the cattle might feed on it dur-
ing the Sabbath.

March 4th, the General Court assembled. Mr, En-
dicott continued one of its Assistants. John Holgrave,
Peter Palfrey, and Charles Gott, were Deputies to it
from this town. It fined Salem £10, for not seasona-
bly paying their proportion towards finishing the Cas-
tle. Saujius was similarly fined. The fines however
were remitted. The demur of these two places was
probably occasioned by their supposing, that to take
care of their own defences was sufficient. The Court
ordered that no person should buy or sell tobacco on
penalty of 10s. per lb. after September. That this and
other parts of the Colony might be notified as to an ap-
proach of enemies, it required a beacon to be placed on
Sentry Hill in Boston. It enacted, that brass farthings
should be uncurrent, and that 'musket bullets should
pass in place of them. It ordered, that all persons who
had resided in any plantation for six months, and were
above 18 years, should take an oath of fidelity. The
occasion of this measure was the report, that some, in-
fluenced by the decision of the royal council, were en-
deavouring to erect Episcopacy and prostrate Congre-
gationalism. The oath, however, was so opposed by
Roger Vv illiams, that he dissuaded various persons from
taking it, and it therefore failed to be carried into ef-
iect. The reason of his objection to it, was, that no
oath was proper to be taken by impenitent people. Of

a £300 levy, the Court assessed Salem with the same
amoLint as last year. It ordered, that merchantable
beaver at IDs. and corn at 5s. i^terl. should be taken
for rates. It appointed John Holgrave on a committee
of nine to trade with friendly vessels, purchase their
cargoes for the country, and dispose of them at 5 per
ct. profit. It allowed that the House of Deputies should
judge, as to the election of their members, and regulate
the business of their own body. It ordered a commit-
tee to be raised for considering the laws already enact-
ed, and what more were needed, and report immediately.
It requested the brethren and elders of every church, to
devise a uniform and scriptural mode of ecclesiastical
discipline, and consider how far the magistrates are
bound to interfere so as to preserve peace and uniform-
ity in the church. It appointed two grand juries. One
of them was to inform the Court of March, and the
other, the Court of September, in respect to offences,
which should come to their knowledge. It called Mr.
Endicott to answer for defacing the cross on the col-
ours of this place. The members of it discussed the
charge against him. They differed in opinion. Some
thought that he had acted right and others wrong. The
question was put over till the next session. So unset-
tled was the public mind on this subject, the militarvcom-
missioners ordered that all ensigns, whether with crosses
or not, should be laid aside for the present. Of eleven
commissioners, appointed by the preceding Court to
superintend military affairs, Mr. Endicott was one.
The same Court for some objections to Mr. Allerton,
an enterprising inhabitant of Marblehead, requested him
to move thence.

15th, two from this and other churches in the Colo-
ny met at Saugus, and continued there three days, to
settle difficulties, which had risen between the pastor,
Mr. Batchelor and some of the brethren. These sup-
posed, that, through his irregular proceeding, they were

not a properly organized church, and therefore, they
refused to commune with the rest. Tlie council, thus
assembled, apjiointed another meeting in order to hear
the disaffected, and a part of them went to attend a
lecture at Boston. While there they received informa-
tion from the Pastor at Saugus, that he was about to
proceed against those bretliren by way of excommuni-
cation, and, on this account, he requested them not to
rciturn home. They accordingly came back, and after
hearing both })arties, they concluded, that though they
were not constituted in duo order, still thev were a
true chuich by having been publicly considered so, and
acted under such a name.

April 30th, Mr. Williams was cited before the Gov-
ernor and Assistants, to answer a comi)laint of his
])reaching against the administration of an oath to the
impenitent. The reason assigned by him for such a
doctrine, was, that it might be a means of preventing
the profanation of God's name. He was heard on this
subject before all the clergymen.

May Gth, the General Court granted, that there
should be a Plantation at Marblehead. They required
Salem to grant it land as its inhabitants enlarged. They
forbid any to take up an abode tiiere without their leave
or of two magistrates. They order that t!ie land, be-
tween the " Clifte and Forest River," near Marble-
head, should be improved by John Humphrey, Esq.
and that if he Avanted it, they should sell it to him,
provided it did not belong to Salem.

They appointed Mr. Ilolgrave to impress men to un-
load the salt, which should arrive at different ports.

They gave leave to all the Plantations to transport
corn out of the Colony.

They ordered that no pigs of the time, between the

last of July and the first of January, should be kept

longer than a month, and that no swine should be fed,

.for the same period, on corn, except refuse, or biOught

from other parts. They required this and every towu
to furnish themselves with peck and bushel measures.
and weights, and a " meate" yard, made by the stand-
ards at Boston, sealed by James Pen, the Marshal, be-
fore their session in September, on penalty of 40s. for
every defect. They made a levy of £200. Salem's
portion uas £16. Charlestown and Saugus were as-
sessed the same. These three towns held the sixth
grade.

At the General Court of the preceding date, Mr.
Endicott's conduct about cutting out the cross, was
formally considered. A committee reported, that he
had acted without due authority ; that, if believing the
cross to be a mark of idolatry, he should have taken
measures for its bein^ disused in other towns as well
as in his own ; that he had implicitly charjred other
magistrates with permitting idolatry, and had exposed
the Colony to the malevolence of England. In \\e^^
of these charges, they recomm.ended that he shotUd be
admonished and left out of office one year. At the
same time, they stated their belief to be, that he acted
with no evil intentions. In consequence of this, he lost
his election as an Assistant. Had most of the prin-
cipal men, and many others in Massachusetts, been
judged accordinjr to their opinion, as to retaining the
cross in their ensigns, they would have fared no better
than Mr. Endicott. They thought as he did on that
subject. The difference between them and him was,
that he manifested his opinion in deed, and they retain-
ed theirs in secret. His openness of action was re-
ported in England, and was construed as rebellion.
The General Court Vvere constrained to notice what he
had done, and bring in some sentence against him, as
an ostensifeie sign of their lovalty. He was made the
victim to pacify the displeasure of His JMajesty's Coun-
cil, for w hat a lar^e number of the Colonists heartily
approved. Had it not been for dread of the Crown.

Mr. Endicott's conduct would have been publiclj com-
mended. The sphit of ojiposition to Popery, in all its
signs as well as services, had then spread not only in
Massachusetts but also in England. During the dis-
cussion of the matter, which turned so hardly on Mr.
EndJcott, a proposal was made, that the colours should
bear a red and white rose, noted indications of the
union, which had long before taken place between the
Houses of York and Lancaster ; and that they should
serve instead of the cross. The proposal, however, as
circumstances show, was not adopted.

The Deputies from this and other plantations con-
sidered, that it was hazardous to have important cases
decided at the discretion of the magistrates, who were
vmder the necessity of doing this, because no written
code of laws was yet published. They, therefore, pro-
posed that persons should be selected for forming a body
of lav* s, similar to those of the Magna Charta. They,
also, proposed that, when such a collection of laws was
presented, they should be binding so far as the Elders
and General Court should recommend.

On the 2 1 St, a Dutch ship, with 140 tons of salt,
and 10,000 lbs. of tobacco, arrived here from Christo-
pher Island, and another, the 7th of June, with pas-
sengers.

June 16th, intelligence, deeply affecting the Colo-
nists here and elsewhere, spread through their Planta-
tions. It was, that their adversaries had so far prevailed
in London, as to have New-England extend from St.
Croix, or Schoodic River to Maryland ; be divided into
twelve provinces ; and superintended by a general Gov-
ernor and Council. It stated, that a ship had been pre-
pared to transport the Governor and Council hither;
but that by an extraordinary event, she was rendered
altogether unlit for sea.

July 8th, Mr. Williams was arzain summoned before
the General Court to answer certain charges. Besides

those, already brought against him, there were such as
his maintaining it to be wrong to pray with impenitent
persons, though the nearest relations ; and to render
thanks after sacrament or common meals. The church
here were also called to an account for receiving him
as their teacher, when other churches were about to
deal with him for his errors. These subjects were
much debated. The opinions of Mr. Williams were
disallowed as both erroneous and detrimental. The
conduct of the church in receiving him, was construed
as a contem})t of the Colonial authorities. He and his
people were notified either to make satisfaction, or look
for punishment by the next General Court, tie was
also informed, that unless he refrained from delivering
and retaining his offensive opinions, he would be re-
moved out of Massachusetts. The inhabitants here
petitioned the same Court for land at Marblehead Neck,
which they claimed as theirs. They were not heard,
because they had neglected to consult the Government
about the receptioji of Mr. Williams.
MjsJi/ 12th, the people here being much excited, be-
/ cause their late petition to the General Court was re-
jected, took up the matter according to ecclesiastical
usage. Their church wrote to other churches, exhort-
ing them to admonish the magistrates and deputies,
who belonged to them, and w ho had refused to com-
ply with the request of Salem for its own land.

Aug. I5th, a tremendous storm was experienced. It
began early in the morning and extended to the East
and South of Massachusetts. It was accompanied with
an abundance of rain. It injured house?;, beat down
corn, destroyed many trees, and drove vessels from
their anchorage. It raised the tide to an alarming
height. The wind w as from N. E. and N. W. During
this tempest a bark of Mr. Allerton, having twenty three
persons on board, was cast away at Cape Ann. They
were all lost, except two, Mr. Thatcher and ^vi^e.

They were bound from Newburj to Marblehead. The
object of their voyage was to settle and form a church
there under the Rev. John Avery. This person was
loth to quit his residence at Newbury ; but influenced
by the advice of his brethren in the ministry and of the
magistrates, he consented to leave. The reason these
assigned for his removal was, that Marbleharbour was
inhabited b}^ people, engaged in the fishery, who were
without any convenient privileges of worship, and,
through such a deficiency, Avere becoming dissolute in
their morals. Influenced by such motives, Mr. Avery
denied his own wishes, commenced his passage, and
perished with all his family, consisting of a wife and
eight children. Mr. Thatcher and wife got to an Island
under circumstances of remarkable preservation. The
place AA here these two were saved, was named Thatch-
er's Woe, and the rock where the vessel was lost, was
called Aver}''s Fall. These names continue now, and
are familiar to our seamen.

16th, Mr. Williams, unable from sickness to ad-
dress his church verbally, wrote them a letter to the
purport, that he was constrained to refuse communica-
tion with churches in the Bay, and that he must do the
same as to them, unless they united with him in such
a refusal. Tliis church, however, did not deem agree-
ment Avith him on this subject to be either proper or
expedient. No doubt Mr. Williams' proposal to them
arose from the fact, that the churches of the Bay, to
which they had forwarded letters, as to dealing with
members of the General Court for refusing the petition
of Salem, had declined to take on themselves so respon-
sible a service.

Sept. 2d, the General Court sits at Newton, as it had
twice before. Among its Deputies were John Wood-
bury and William Trask, from Salem. Mr. Endicott
Avas called to answer for the part he had taken in the
letters missive from the church, respecting the discipline

of those, who denied the petition for land at Marble-
head. He contended that the step, which had been
taken for such a purpose, was regular and just. His
defence displeased the Court. They •• voted by cren-
eral erection of hands, that Mr. Endicott be committed
for his contempt in protesting against the proceedings
of the Court.*' When, however, he made some ac-
knowledgement, they dismissed him. They were no
less disaffected with the deputies from this town. They
even forbid them to take their seats as members of their
body. They ordered them to return to their freemen
and bring satisfaction for the letters sent out by their
church, '• wherein^they have exceedingly reproached
and vilified the magistrates and deputies of the General
Court, or else the arguments of those that will defend
the same with subscription of their names." They
also voted, that should a majority of the Salem freemen
disclaim those letters, they should continue to send
deputies to their assembly. They passed the follow-
ing resolution : — - Whereas Mr. Ro^er Williams, one
of the elders of the church in Salem, hath broached
and divulged divers new and dangerous opinions against
the authority of the magistrates ; as also writ letters of
defamation, both of the magistrates and churches here,
and that before any conviction, and yet maintaineth the
same without any retraction : it is therefore ordered,
that the said Mr. Williams shall depart out of this ju-
risdiction within six weeks now next ensuing : which,
if he neglect to perform, it shall be lawful for the Gov-
ernor and two of the Magistrates to send him to some
place out of this jurisdiction, not to return any more
without license from the Court." They gave the Rul-
ing Elder the following notice : — •• Mr. Samuel Sharp
is enjoined to appear at the next particular Court, to
answer for the letter that came from the church at Sa-
lem, as also to bring the names of those that will justify
the same, or else to acknowledge his offence under his
11

own hand for his own particular." Surely the inhabi-
tants of Salem had reason to fear, lest the vial of Icj^is-
lative wrath would be poured on them to the ruin of
their most respectable townsmen. Their affliction was
great. If they did not sufficiently consult the General
Court about the reception of Mr. Williams, still the
Court should have treated their petition with greater
respect and magnanimity.

Though the Court refuse^l to let Capt. Trask appear
as a deputy from this place, yet they commissioned him
to pursue a company of servants who had stolen a boat
and other things, and fled to the Eastward, fie sur-
prised them at Piscataqua and brought them to Boston.
They were fined and severely whipped for their conduct.

The Court required this and other towns to send in
money or workmen, for three days labour for each man,
who had resided in the country a year, with the excep-
tion of magistrates and schoolmasters, to fortify the
Castle in Boston harbour.

The Court repealed the acts, relative to wages and
prices of goods. They ordered a levy of £200. The
portion of Salem was £16. This was the sixth highest
of thirteen towns. The Court required that the depu-
ties should be elected by paper votes as the Governor
had been. They order that none but freemen shall be
legal voters in questions of authority.

The Rev. Mr. Burdet was made a freeman. He
had served in the ministry at Dover, in England. But
disa])proving the Episcopal ceremonies, as then corrupt-
ed, he came over to America. He was accounted an
able scholar and a popular preacher. He became a
member of the church here, and preached for them
more than a year. Not falling in with their mode of
discipline, he left for Piscataqua. Some over two years
after his departure. Gov. Winthrop wrote to him and
others, as being too favourable to the persons who had
been excluded from Massachusetts. He returned an

answer, which appears not to have been sufficiently re-
spectful.

Oct. 6th, the Rev. Hugh Peters arrives in this coun-
try with Rev. Messrs. Wilson, Shepard, Jones, and
other clergymen. He soon commenced his Gospel la-
bours both at Boston and Salem. His first sermon here
was preached at Enon, now Wenharn, but then a part
of Salem. The place of his preaching was on a hill,
which overlooked a spacious pond. His text was strik-
ingly suited to the localities of the situation. It was —
" At Enon, near to Salim because there was much wa-
ter there."

October, the General Court, accompanied by the
ministers of the Colony, called again on Mr. Williams
to answer for the letters sent to the churches, and for
the one, sent to his own church. He continued to ap-
prove the contents of them. The Court offered him a
month to prepare for his defence ; but he chose to speak
on the spot. They appointed Mr. Hooker, his former
fri'^nd in England, to discuss the opinions, which he
held and maintained. After considerable debate on
them, Mr. Williams was unwilling to retract any of his
positions. The next morning he was sentenced to be
banished from Massachusetts in six weeks. All the
ministers, but one, concurred in this decision. At the
time of this afflictive sentence, Mr. Williams was dealt
with by his own church because he declined commu-
nion with them, since they were unwilling to follow
his advice, in respect to withdrawing fellowship from
churches of the Bay. His church, perceiving that he
had gone further than they could, disapproved his opin-
ions, and regretted the part which they had acted in
sending out letters, requesting the magistrates and dep-
uties to be disciplined.

Nov. 26th, Mr. Peters exerts his influence both in
Old and New-England, to raise a fund for increasing
the encouragement of the Fishery,by collecting stores

for this business, at a fair price. He perceived that
such an empk)vment had been much lessened by the
exorbitant sums, a^ hich had been demanded for its sup-
plies. About the same date, a small vessel bound hith-
er with goods of £100 worth, was lost, and afterwards
discovered in the hands of Indians at Nawset, now a
part of Eastham. These Indians belonged to the tribe,
from which a Capt. Hunt, many years before had kid-
napped twenty, and sold them for slaves in Spain. His
cruelty had greatly incensed them against the English.
But finding that their neighbours, though of the same
complexion with him, wfts-of a kinder disposition, they
were careful to preserve the vessel and cargo, and ready
to give them up.

1636.
January, the Governor and Assistants met on the
case of Mr. Williams. They had allowed him till the
Spring, to get ready for leaving their jurisdiction. They
had thus lengthened the period of his continuance among
them, on condition that he should abstain from uttering
the sentiments, which they had condemned. But being
informed, that he did deliver them to people in his own
house, and that he had persuaded twenty persons to
form a settlement with him about Narraganset Bay ;
and moreover, being apprehensive, that, if residing in
the country, he would exert an influence against Mas-
sachusetts, they determined to have him transported in
a ship for England. Thus decided, they immediately
sent a warrant to apprehend him. His friends waited
on them, stating that for him to obey their summons
would endanger his life. But resolved to prevent his
purpose of remaining in New-England, they commis-
sioned Capt. Underhill to go with a pinnace, take and
put him on board of a vessel at Nantasket. When the
Captain came to Mr. Williams' house, he found, that
he and four friends had already been gone three days.

Thus was Mr. Williams compelled to forsake the res-
idence, where he had fondly hoped to live and die in
peace. He had expected, that, when separated from
those in England, whose views were essentially oppo-
sed to his, and settled with the Colonists, whose opin-
ions mainly agreed with his, there would be little to
disturb individual and general harmony. But he found
himself sadly disappointed. He perceived, as has often
been the fact, that zealous contention is not a sure to-
ken of disagreement in the great truths of the Gospel.
He was indeed constrained to think — " Behold how
great a matter a little fire kindleth." It must be ac-
knowledged, that, in reference to him, as well as his
opponents, there was a mutual engagedness in carry-
ing their points, which seems to have been untempered
with due forbearance. That he was too strenuous in
supporting his opinions at the expense of breaking com-
munion with others, who were indisposed to go the
whole way with him, few will deny. On the other
hand, that his opponents treated him with too great se-
verity, most will acknowledge. True, the circum-
stance, that they, so far as composing the Rulers of
Massachusetts, felt themselves obligated by their oath to
prevent any serious infringement on the boundaries of
Church and State, as they had described them, should
be a weight in mitigating their conduct towards him.
And, also, his benevolence towards them, while firmly
maintaining his persuasions against their orders, should
palliate his declining to comply with their authority. —
Both they and he tried an experiment, as to enforcing
their sentiments, which time and necessity taught them
was better to exist in imagination than practice. He
came off from the contest with greater reproach than he
would, had not numbers and power been on their side.

As to the course of his flight, he received private ad-
vice from Mr. Winthrop, then succeeded, as Governor,
by Mr. John Haynes, He was grateful for such kind-

iicss. It was like a star in his cloudy prospect. He
complied with its suggestion. He settled first at Seek-
honk, now Reiioboth. For fourteen weeks he was
greatly distressed, as appears from his remark, " in a
bitter winter season, not knowing what bread or bed
did mean." — He was soon informed by Mr. VVinslow,
Governor of Plymouth, that Seekhonk was within his
jurisdiction, and that it would be well for him to re-
move. A special reason, assigned by Mr. Winslow for
such a suggestion, was, that if he should countenance
his residence within the Plymouth lines, it would wear
the appearance of endeavouring to nullify the sentence
of Massachusetts against him. Mr. \Villiams accord-
ingly sought another settlement. He went to Moos-
hausick. He says, in reference to this spot, " having
in a sense of God's merciful Providence unto me in my
distress, called the place Providence, I desired it might
be for a shelter for persons distressed for conscience."
The territory occupied by him, was granted to him
by .Miantonomo and Canonicus, two Narraganset chiefs,
who remained his constant friends. He came into pos-
session ot it so as to comply with the opinion, for which
he had contended while in Massachusetts. But even
with a fair claim to it, he was not free from dread, lest
it should be wrested from him. It was falsely claimed
by a Sachem in league with the Plymouth Colony.
But Gov. Bradford, to whom the claim was refered,
generously declared, that let the land be whose it might,
Mr. Williams should be no more disturbed. Mr. Wil-
liams, thus befriended, was desirous for a church on his
own principles. He and his first followers soon formed
themselves into such a state. They were shortly joined
by others, who were disaftected with the Massachusetts
authorities. His church appears to have been Congre-
gational at first ; but afterwards most of its members
became Baptists. He and his associates required, as a
regulation of their civil polity, that all emigrants to their

territory, should make a solemn promise to obey the
lau's for public good. He was careful to be consistent
with his previous declarations, by not demanding of
them any oath.

However banished from the Colonies, Mr. Williams
suffered no private jrriefs to withhold him from aiming
at their general welfare. In the Peqiiod war of 1637,
he was exceedinjily serviceable to their cause. At the
earnest request of Massachusetts, he went among the
borderinji: Indians, and succeeded in preventing an alli-
ance, which the Pequods were endeavouring to make
with the Mohegans and Aarragansets, for the extermi-
nation of the English. He brought these two tribes to
be friends instead of foes to the Colonists. Such an
enterprise he accomplished at the cost of arduous jour-
nies, expense and perils. When the Colonial forces,
under General Stoughton, marched upon the Pequods,
he entertained him and his officers, and used means
for the accommodation of his soldiers. For this detach-
ment, he acted as an interpreter, and transfcred letters
to and from them for pron.oting their expedition. Con-
duct of so benevolent and magnanimous a cast, was
not entirely lost on a portion of the principal men, who
had voted for his exclusion from Massachusetts, it
led Gov. Winthrop and some of the Assistants to pro-
pose, that the act of banishment against him should be
remitted, and that he should receive some special re-
ward for his ready kindness. But so just and grateful
an expression of obligation to liim, was o])posed by a
majority, and prevented from being declared by the
mouth of public authority. The beneficence of Mr.
Williams was open to every pressing call. Mr. Cod-
dington and others, who defended the principles of Mrs.
Hutchinson, were desirous to form a settlement in his
neighbourhood. He advised them to select Aquiday,
now Rhode Island. He obtained this territory for ili-m
of his friend, Miantonomo. They removed to it April

26th, 1638. About this time, Mr. Williams was join-
ed by some of his former supporters from Salem. In
March 1639, Mr. Williams professed himself to be a
Baptist, and Avas immersed by a member of his church,
Mr. HoUiman. Having this rite performed for him-
self, he then performed it for ten others. — But he soon
came to the conclusion, that no baptism was valid, be-
cause it had not come down purely from the Apostles.
Still the most of his Church continued Baptists ; and
helped to form the first Baptist Society in Providence.
Though he thus differed with them, he agreed with
them so far as to deny infant baptism, and the proprie-
ty of keeping the ^iigfetfe instead of the seventh day for
a Sabbath. His want of fixed views, as to the ordi-
nances of religion, tended to render them disregarded.
However thus eccentric for his day, he kept within the
circle of general beneficence. He commenced the study
of the Indian language, and fitted himself for missionary
labours among them. He sought to teach them the
improvements of civilization, and particularly the doc-
trines of the Gospel. For such a labour of love, he
visited them once every month. In 1643, he sailed
for England to obtain a charter for Providence, New-
port and Portsmouth, under one government. In this
business he was greatly assisted by his friend. Sir
Henry Vane. He obtained a Patent, which provided
for freedom in religious opinions and denominations.
Such a grant was then considered as a bold experi-
ment, which had never been fairly tested. Mr. Wil-
liams arrived with it at Boston the 17th of Septem-
ber 1644. He also brought with him a letter to the
Governor and Assistants of Massachusetts, from some
of tiie principal members of Parliament, who were
favourable to the Colonies. This letter advised them
to treat Mr. Williams with kindness, and remove the
obstructions of intercourse between his people and
theirs. They, however, declined from coming up fully

to socli wishes. They gave him permission to pass
tliroiioh their territory to his own, as a deed of special
favour. While the other Colonies were brought under
tlie censure of abetting Uncas, chief of the Mohegans,
in murdering the Sachem of the Narragansets, Mr.
Williams was careful to keep his Colony uiiimpeached.
Though the Narragansets were compelled to make
peace with the Mohegans, August 30th, 1645, by the
rulers of those Colonies, yet they never forgave their
interference, while they remained friendly to Mr. Wil-
liams and his people. In 1647, he served as an Assist-
ant. In 1648, he was diligent in preventing the In-
dians from commencing hostilities upon the English
in his vicinity. His influence this year was extended
by being Governor of the Colony. In 1651, he em-
barked again ior England, as agent for the Providence
Plantations. One object of his business was to obtain
the recall of Mr. Coddington's commission. He tarried
there till 1654, and then returned. To his grief he
perceived, that contentions prevailed among his former
supporters. Their reception of him w^as dishonoura-
ble to themselves, and wounding to his feelings. When,
however, they perceived his benevolence towards them,
and heard his admonitions, they permitted him to regain
his former eminence in their afiection. He was soon
chosen President, or Governor of the Colony. This
office he held three years till 1657. During this period,
he addressed the General Court at Boston, November
ISth, 1655, on the grievances, to which his people were
subject. He complained, that while it refused them
passports of safety so as to be protected from hostile
savages, it granted them to all others, even strangers
and Indians. He stated that the most he asked, was
equal rights and mutual kindness. In the same year,
lie !)egan to be tried with the appearance and sentiments
oj' the Friends. Experience now taught him, that there
w ere bounds of order to be observed bv all sects, and
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lie was consliaii»ed to maintain, that the Friends sur-
passed them. Such disapprobation brought upon him
the severest reproaches of some among tliem. Tliey
charged liim witli gross inconsistenej lor having pro-
fes.-ed free toleration to every denomination, and yet
set himself against them.

May rith, 1656, as President of his Colony, he was
invited to visit Boston and settle the complaints, he had
justly alleged against Massachusetts. He succeeded to
his satisfaction.

April, 1671, he and a Mr. Brown became hostages to
King Philip's subjects, to ans\\ er for th(^ safety of this
Chief, while he held a consultation with Commission-
ers from Plymouth and Massachusetts. Such readiness
to serve his coimtrymen, who still held him under the
bans of banishment, was the means of preventing a war
four years long(^r.

In July, 1672, he drew* up fourteen propositions on
the opinions of the Friends, and forwarded them to
George Fox, then in Rhode Island. But Mr. Fox sail-
ed for Europe and did not answer them. Mr. Wil-
liams had met with this person to confer on their dif-
ference in religious principles. But as one and another
of the assembly with them, supposed themselves moved
to sing, or pray, or exhort, he could not proceed Avith
regularity and satisfaction. It was on this account,
that he wrote to Mr Fox. Though he did not have
an opportunity to argue with him, yet he met other em-
inent preachers of the Friends, and held a public dispute
with them three days at Newport, and one at Provi-
dence.

In 1675, his feelings were tried by the ascend/ncy
of the Friends, who had gotten the government of the
Colony into their hands. He saw that they failed to
comply with their doctrine of non-resistance in refer-
ence to the Indians ; and that they resorted to the usual
military mode of defence against them. The retorts of

i/iconsi*teiicy, winch part of them had made od him.
no them, a?

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words, bat hard in practice, f raditioa relates, that

when a bodv of fndi;i ' . ' ' .e

in 1676. Mr. Wiiliar;. :o

pacifj them- Acccwdinziy he took, his staff aad went
to"^^ '^m. ^ ' ' - : ■ ' ' :-

li'L . to ret

qnainted with his person, sboold injure and kill him.

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Janaarv 1 5th- 16^J. he was selected as a maggtrate

to- ^'-'- - ^^ - -^-^ -■ '--v--^ -■ ^-' '. He

d. ^ . SiiU

he wrote mem excellent adrice on toe absoiate need of
the sovemments beios - - - - ._,,.-:^^ ^^ ji^

sabjecta. The opposite : ^o be a

prevailing evil of man v. who cner. > per-

-oasion. that tree -'-'^" •'^' ' ic

taxes, was to do v

ou^ht-

Jgniiarv 16th, 1683. w?^ * ' ^^ ' -: act of Roser

Vf iii^ms. It was the ad z controversy
aboat Pawtoxet lands, in wiaica ne was concerned as a
^ r*" "rhetor. In this, as well as in other instances of the
:. he manifested more regard for the general inter-
est than for his own. Soon after this, he died, in the
ei*ihtv foarth vear of his ase, and was boried with de-
monstrations of poblic respect.

Thos departed a man, who was ardent in porsaing
the object of what he deemed risht, whether over plains
or moantains, through flowers or thorns. There was
!e fortitude, exhibited in his actions, which show-
K'l -.at he was formed for perilous scenes. His talents
and attainments were of a hi^h order. His views of
civil Dolicv were uncommon] v liberal. A scrrowfiil

lesson had taught him, that it was precious to eiijo} equa],
social rights, whatever might be tlic difference of religious
opinions, 'fhough charged with not fully complying
with that lesson, when interfering with his individual
impressions, yet he did practise it more than any other
legislator before his day. He found difiiculties attend-
ing such policy; and that it needed limits, beyond
which no subject should pass. He perceived, to his sor-
row, that however pleasant the theory might be, which
contends, that the support of government, schools, and
the Gospel should depend entirely on voluntary contri-
butions, it was most dreadful in experiment, because
public virtue was not suliicicntly elevated to give it full
effect. How far the limits, which he saw to be needed,
should exactly go so as to infringe on none of the com-
munity, neither he nor any other man, has ever been
able to demonstrate in example. Such a desideratum
in politics and religion will never be manifested, until
the universal renovation of human nature.

The religious opinions of Mr. AVilliams were con-
nected with singularities, which cost him and others
more suffering, than they ought. It is to be feared,
that some of them tended more to break down the bar-
riers of order, know ledae, and piety, than build them
up. He, however, would have been one of the last per-
sons to have held them, had he at first discerned them
to have such a tendency. Though he differed from his
friends in moral speculations, he treated them with re-
spect and affection. Though he was undisguised and
firm in arguing against their persuasions, yet he dis-
covered towards them no degrading spirit of revenge.
True, most of the writers in New-England, were un-
friendly to his sentiments, and allowed themselves to
speak very diminutively of his merits. But they beheld
him through a perspective of dislike for his tenets, and
thought him destitute of comeliness. Could they now
examine him through a perspective, corrected by the

hand of reflection and experience, they would perceive
many desireable traits in his character. Had he been
able to stand his ground against the prostrating arm of
civil authority, they would have handed down his name
wirh far less detraction. In the main doctrines of Rev-
elation, he appears to have been correct, and to have
inculcated them for tlie improvement of multitudes. As
a man he was open hearted, beloved and esteemed by
many of his acquaintance. His benevolence flowed to
all around him. The property he had, was always
ready for the relief of public or private misery. He
scorned to have his soul bound to the earth with the
heavy shackles of covetousness. No man who ever set
foot in America, more adorned the Gospel precept of
foro-iveness to enemies, than Ro^er Williams. The
Colonies, which closed on him the avenues of friendly
and uninterrupted intercourse, were frequently spared,
through his toils from many a suffering, intended to
liave been inflicted on them by enraged savages. He
often claimed to be put on an equal footing with them
and was as often denied. True there were some noble
exceptions of persons among them, who would have
gladly jjroken the restrictions upon him, and granted
him the restoration of his former privileges. But there
were more to prevent the accomplishment of their wish.
Still he did not turn away from the Colonies, and as-
sume the attitude of an opponent. He continued to do
them good, though they delayed to render him an
equitable return. The reason assigned by them for
keeping in force the sentence of his exile, was that if
they should remove the censure against him, while he
maintained his opinions, disorder and impiety would
increasingly prevail in their territories. This reason,
though deserving weight, was hardly sufficient to atone
for their severity tovvards him. As a ruler, Mr. \Vil-
liams showed himself kind to his subjects. As a
husband, he was remarkably affectionate and faithful.

As a father, he was kind and dignilied. As a minister,
he perseveringly and laboriously souglit the good of
souls. He was unusually po))ular in the pulpit, and
successful in leadino many to the Saviour. His wife,
whose name was Mary, came with him from England.
She appears to have been a worthy woman, and a con-
solation to him in Iiis troubles. He had six children.

His publications are various. They are as follow :
In 1643, a Key to the Tongue of the New-England
Indians. In 1644, a dialogue between truth and peace,
which maintained that interference of magistrates in
religion, was a bloody tenet. In 1652, an answer to
Mr. Cotton on this subject, na hose book was called
*' the- bloody tenet washed in the blood of the Lamb."
The answer was " the bloody tenet, yet more bloody
by Mr. Cotton's endeavour to wash it white in the
blood of the Lamb." To this reply was added a letter to
his former friend, Mr. Endicott. In the same year, the
'' hireling ministry, none of Christ's, or a discourse on
the propagation of the Gospel of Christ Jesus ; experi-
ments of spiritual life and health, and their preserva-
tives." Ill 1672, a treatise against the principles of
the Friends, and particularly against Fox and I3urrows,
styled " George Fox disfged out of his burrows." This
called forth a reply from Mr. Fox, entitled " A New-
England fire brand quenched." Besides such works
of Mr. Williams, some valuable letters of his have
been published.

January, Mr. Peters visited different towns of the
Colony, to excite a spirit of enterprise in the Fishery.
Thus he continued his exertions for an important branch
of business, not only in this country, but also in Eng-
land.

The Church at Sausus were anxious to obtain Mr.
Pesters for their pastor. In order to effect their wishes,
a majority of them had granted a dismission to Mr.
Batchelor and six or seven of their brethren. Thev

did this on condition, that these should leave the place.
But as Mr. Batchelor and his associates formed a new
church, their previous difficulties broke out afresh. The
Magistrates took up the subject, and prevailed on Mr.
Batciielor to agree, that he would move in three months.
But however the ground was about to be cleared for
Mr. Peters, he preferred a settlement at Salem.

18th, Messrs. Peters and Vane procured a meeting
of the principal laymen and elders of the Colony at
Boston. The object of it was to suppress a factious
spirit, which seemed to prevail among the people.
Some cleaved to Mr. W inthrop and others to Mr. Dud-
ley, and thus composed two parties. These gentlemen
gave the assembly to understand, that they had settled
the differences, which may have subsisted between
them. They also requested that none would show any
partiality for either of them at the expense of public
harmony. At the same time arrangements were made
to rectify supposed faults in the past administration of
the Colonial affairs.

Feb. 1st, the Military Commissioners, appointed the
last General Court, to order colours for the companies
here and elsewhere, did so by leaving out the cross,
about which there had been much commotion. On
the ensigns of Castle Island, they put the King's arms
instead of the cross.

11th, the custom here of granting a house lot and
ten acres of land, for the encouragement of worthy set-
tlers, was found difiicult and revoked.

25th, a general fast was appointed by suo:gestion of
ministers and ruling elders, on account of difticulties in
the Church here and at Saugus, and a scarcity of corn.

March, potatoes were so scarce as to sell for 2d.
sterl. per lb.

3d, at the session of the General Court, William
Trask, Thomas Scruggs, and probably Townsend
Bishop, took their seats from Salem. The Court al-

lowed, that Marblehead Neck uas tl>e property of this
town. That was the land which had been a source oi
abundant difficulty between the Colonial Authorities
and Salem. It was a principal means of hastening
Mr Williams' expulsion. Our fathers must have ex-
perienced a satisfaction in having their right acknow-
ledged, and perceiving the triumph of equity over pre-
judice Of a £300 rate Salem was assessed i^24, and
stood the seventh. It was agreed that the Court ior
electin- inadstrates, should be held in Boston, and that
Salem,^ Ipswich, Newbury, Saugus, Weymouth and
Hiuoham should have liberty to retain at home, on such
an occasion, as many freemen, as the safety of such
towns required ; and that those so detained, as a guard,
should send their votes by proxy. It wdl be remem-
bered, tiiat the Spring before, all the freemen ot the
Colony had been required to collect in one place, and
oive their votes for magistrates. The alteration, made
hi this manner of election, was proposed, not only oii
account of general safety, but also for the scarcity oi
provisions where the freemen assembled, and the great
inconvenience of their being accommodated vvith lood.
While the Court took steps for securing the towns
mentioned, they also required that nearer to^^ns should
individuallv send to their place of session, ten men,
completely armed. Precautions of this kind w^taken
because of apprehended hostilities from the Indians. It
vv as enacted, that no person here or elsewhere, who
had purchased provision out of trading vessels, should
dispose of it bevond the limits of Massachusetts.

A change in^ the government, highly interesting to
this and other Plantations, was proposed. It was that
nart of the magistrates should hold their office lor hie.
The proposition was, that, in May next, the General
Co-irt " shall elect a certain number oi magistrates Jor
the term of their lives, as a standing Coimcil not to be
removed but upon conviction of crime, msufticiency, or

("or some other weighty cause. The Governor for the
time being to be always President of this Council, and
to have such further power out of Court, as the General
Court shall from time to time endue them withal."
This subject had been much discussed, and was a pro-
minent topic of the day. — Rev. Mr. Cotton had been
much in favour of it, and had highly recommended it
in a letter to Lord Say. It appears to have been de-
signed for the purpose of attracting some principal men
from England, whose views v^'ere more aristocratic,
than the Colonial administration had countenanced.
Such policy would hnd no quarter now, where it was
once advocated. To gratify individual am!)ition, at the
hazard of impairing public liberty, though in ihe hope
of temporary advantage, was not then, and never can
be either safe or equitable. The contemplated experi-
ment, however, was tried. Messrs. Winthrop, Dudley
and Vane were chosen as the perpetual council. This
branch of government soon became unpopular, and in
three years ceased to exist.

At the same Court restraints upon tavern charges
were repealed. Each miller here and elsewhere was
required to take no more than 1-1 6th of the corn, which
he should grind. Quarterly Courts were instituted. A
part of them were to be held at Salem in connexion
U'itli Saugus. They were to consist of one Magistrate
and three or four Assistants, chosen out of the freemen.
This and every town were empowered to regulate their
own affairs so as not to interfere with the Colonial
laws. Their Representatives were ordered to attend
only two sessions of the General Court in a year. This
alteration was not immediately carried into effect.

April, the troubles concerning: Mr. Williams' opinions,

still continued in the First Church. Three men and

eight women of their number, contended, as he Jiad,

that it was wrong for any one to worship in the assem-

blies of England. They asserted, that the Episcopal
Church was upon a wrong foundation ; and that, con-
sequently, none sliould commune with its members.
Two of the brethren here were de|)uted to go with a
letter to the elders of other churches, for advice on
three questions. Whether to satisfy Mr. Williams'
friends, the others should refuse to hear preaching in
English churches. W hether if the dissatisfied did not
become peaceabk", they might be regularly dismissed.
Or ii" they should withdraw, whether they should be
excommunicated. The two first questions were an-
swered negatively. Tiie last was answered affirma-
tively with the advice, that if the dissatisfied would
walk orderly, their particular opinions should be tolerated.

May 3d, at a town meeting the question was consi-
dered as to dividing Marblehead Neck into lots. A
portion of this land appears, from Mr. Endicott's argu-
mejit on the occasion, to have been reserved for the
erection of a College. In order that this might be
done, a motion was made, that .John Humphrey, who
was interested in the land, should have another lot, be-
yond Forest River, as an equivalent. Such an arrange-
ment for the promotion of literature, though not brought
to pass, is creditable to the extended and correct views
of our fathers, and to their wish for the welfare of pos-
terity.

May 25th, this town sent, as their Deputies to Gen-
eral Court, William Trask, and, probably, Townsend
Bishop.

June 27th, the first Quarterly Court was held in Sa-
lem, it was to have been composed of Mr. Endicott,
Magistrate, and Nathaniel Turner, Townsend Bishop,
and Thomas Scruggs, as Assistants. The first person
was absent. The others took their oath of office, and
proceeded to business. The principal case they had,
was fining Thomas Stanley, constable of Sacgus, for
absence from Court.

July 4th, the same Court sat, and ordered the oak
wood, which was for sale, to be brought iVom beyond
the North and South Rivers, and deposited in appoint-
ed landing places, to be viewed by five surveyors.
They also ordered, that the watchmen, who had been
warned, should meet a half hour after sunset to receive
instructions, and not return home in the morning with-
out particular leave.

9th, this town were favoured with a visit from tlie
new Governor, Sir Henry Vane. He had been educa-
ted at Oxford. He had travelled through Geneva, and
there become a non-conformist. For this the Bishop
of London was displeased with him. The consequence
was his coming to this coimtry the last year. 'J'hough
but twenty-four years old, yet he was exceedingly pop-
ular. But taking a part in Mrs. Hutchinson's contro-
versy, and advocating her doctrines, he lost his election
as Governor, the next year. He soon returned to Eng-
land, and sided with the Parliament against the King,
though he was opposed to Cromwell's usurpation.
While there he was friendly to the Colonists and did
them several kindnesses. On the accession of Charles
H to the throne, he was tried for high treason, and be-
headed June 14th, 1662, aged 50 years.

Aug. 8th, John Higginsou of this place, Lieut. Ed-
ward Gibbons of Boston, and Cutshamekin, Sagamore of
Massachusetts, were commissioned to wait on Canoni-
cus, a chief of the Narragansets, concerning the murder of
John Oldham, while on a trading voyage at Block Is-
land. They were kind!y received by Canonicus. He
gave them all the information, and offered the Colony
all the prudent assistance in his power. The conse-
quence of this and other atrocious murders was a de-
claration of war against the Pequods.

25th, ninety vohmteers engaged to go against the
Pequods for no other compensation than provisions.
They were divided into four companies ; one of which

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was commanded by Ensign Davenport of this place.
The whole body were under Mr Endicott. They arri-
ved to the enemy's territory. They had several skir-
mishes, but no decisive battle. They destroyed con-
siderable corn, and many wigwams of the Indians.
Thev returned about the 14th of September. They lost
two killed, and had some wounded. The Pequods arc;
stated to have had thirteen killed and forty wounded. All
appeared to be done by the conmiander and men, which
prudence and courage could do for accomplishing the
object of their expedition. Then, as at all other times,
when the public expectation of brilliant success is not
realized, unfavourable suspicions and reflections were
expressed.

About this time, some enterprising inhalntants here
united and built a vessel of 120 tons at Marbleharbour.
She was called the Desire. Her commander was Wil-
liam Pierce, a noted and respectable mariner.

September olh, this town sent for their Deputies to
General Court, Wm. Trask, Thomas Scruggs, and
probably Townsend Bishop. It was assessed its pro-
portion of jCi2uO, a sum largcn* than usual. The amount
was so great, as it included £200, which were paid ("or
the expedition to the Pequod covmtry and for the i'ortifi-
cations. The Court adoj)ted a means to lessen the
burden of taxes, by ordering that the trade of beaver
and wampom should be let to the highest bidders, and
that others should be restrained from trafficking in those
articles.

The latter part of September, a water mill was erected
in this town. Though now an occurrence hardly noticed,
then it was generally observed. Such a mill was not
probably the first one. For seven years before, the
Company in England requested Mr. Endicott, for the
sake of Mr. White, to encourage Francis Webb in set-
ting up a saw- mill.

101

Octobev, a house here of Mr. Jackson, with goods to
a considerable amount, was consumed by fire. This
was a trial to the inhabitants, who needed more than
they had to render themselves comfortable.

A controversy now bej^an, which threatened the
peace and prosperity of the whole Colony. It took its
rise from Mrs. Ann Hutchinson, who came, this year,
from Lincolshire in England to Boston. She main-
tained, that the people of God were personally united
with the Holy Ghost ; that the Scriptural injunction
for mankind to work out tlieir salvation, applied only
to those, who were under a Covenant of works ; that
Sanctification was no evidence of Justification ; and
that she herself was endued with a spirit of prophecy.
The principal persons of Massachusetts became involv-
ed in the agitation of these questions. Mr. Peters was
actively engaged in opposition to them. The result
was very unfavourable to Mrs. Hutchinson and her
friends The Theological names of parties then were
Legalists and Antinomians. The former term was ap-
plied to her opponents, and the latter to her advocates.
The advancement of her principles, produced the year
following, the first Synod, which sat in the country.
After this Synod an act of banishment was passed
anjainst her at the Court, which bciran its session tlie
2d of November. The sentence, however, was delay-
ed in its execution, on account of the unsuitable season
for her removal to a new abode. When the v.eather
was fit, she was ordered to depart. Siie accompanied
lior husband to Rhode Island, where he died a respect-
able and useful man. In 1642, she settled among the
Dutch. But in about a year, she and sixteen persons
of her family were killed, and a daughter of hers was
carried away ca])tive by the Indians. Thus sadly tcrm-
iKiteJ li(;r sojourn in the land, where she had hoped to
find rest.

102

November, cattle continued high here and in other
parts of the Colony. Good cows were from £25 to
£30 each, and a pair of oxen were £40 sterling.

December 7th, at the General Court, Mr. Endicott
was one of the magistrates as usual, and Wm. Hath-
orne, Wm. Trask, and Thomas Scruggs as Deputies,
from this place. It was ordered that a guard be kept
in this as well as other towns at suitable places ; and,
also, a ward to be kept on the Lord's day. No person
was to travel without arms where the houses were
scarce. Every town was required to provide a watch
house before the last of July. Military officers were
selected. Those designated for Salem were William
Trask, Captain, Richard Davenport, Lieutenant, and
Thomas Beade, Ensign. The Court took such steps
to prevent the people from being surprised by the In-
dians.

December 21st, Mr. Peters having preached to great
acceptance with the Congregation, here, became their
pastor. No preacher's influence or labours in the Col-
ony, were now greater than his. He was even more
popular than Mr. Cotton, owing in some degree to his
being of the Legalists, and the latter of the Antinomians.

26th, for the accommodation of travellers, a Ferry was
established between the Neck and Cape Ann.

ERRATA FOR ANNALS OF SALEM, No. r.

i"'or Fernando read Fordinando, page 19, 47, 59. For three r. two. For
Lion, Whelp, r. Lion's Whelp, p. 3.5. Omit ' Sir' before John Ilvmiphrey, p. 47.

As suggested by Mr. Farmer, of Concord, N. H., there is strong doubt wheth-
er Rev. Roger Williams was made a freeman, as stated on p. 48.

The passage, from ' a reward of Id." to " a certain age," on p. 49, should be
omitted, and the following supplied ; '• every Englishman who kills a wolf
within this Patent, Id. for every beast and horse, and 1-4 d. for every weaned
swine and goat." For ]cth April r. 12th April, p. 51.

For Thomas Graves' r. Thomas Gray's, p. 56. The latter was a different
fharactcr from the former.

John Holgrave and John Woodbury were deputies at General Court May
(Jth, 1635, p. 7G.

The phrase, "if he wanted it, they should sell it to him," should be, " if (heij
wanted it, he should sell it to them, p. 76. Jacob Barney should be added to
the deputies at General Court, Sept. 2d, p. SO. For John Avery r. Joseph
Avery, p. 80. (As the Court remark) should be supplied after " wherein" and
before "they," p. 81. For "eighth" r. first, p. 88. Omit "probably" before
T. Bishop, p. 95, 98, 100. For May 3d r. May 2d, p. 98.

Four lines on the beginning of 99th page should be struck out, and the follow-
ing supplied ; ■• the Court order, that on July 4th all the Canoes, belonging to
North and South Rivers, shall be marked by surveyors, and that no canoe shall
1)6 used without their permii'sion on penalty of 40s." For Beadc r. Reade, p. 102.

102

November, cattle continued high here and m other
parts of the Colony. Good cows were from £25 to
£30 each, and a pair of oxen were £40 sterhng.

December 7th, at the General Court, Mr. Endicott
was onp nf thp ma^istr^tps a« nsual. and Wm. H^th-

Fust instead of eighth, j.. ss, ^'" """ "«loje they, p. si. '■ ' P- •=="•

ANNAIiS OF SALEM.

-♦►♦•©•♦<—

In commencing this Number, there may be propriety in the
remark, that no reasonable exertions have been spared to have it
correct in point of facts. Still the writer expects, that mistakei
will be discovered in the course of its contents. Even the occur-
rences of our day have their different judges and representations.
Not less, certainly, should they be looked for, when the attention
turns back on the speculations, events, and transactions of other
ages. Whoever shall perceive errors in the following pages, or
a deficiency of pertinent information, with which they are ac-
quainted, will confer a favour on the writer by letting him know.
When noting the proceedings of the General and Assistant
Courts, he has been able, for the most part, only to give the date
when their sessions began. Hence, various acts of theirs appear
as of the same day, when, in truth, they are of some other suc-
cessive days. As there was no certainty, when they were passed,
it was thought best to locate them as they are.

It has been deemed expedient to use some abbreviations, in
regard to references. T. R. stand for Town Records of Salem;
and 1st Ch. R. for the first Church Records of Salem. When
these abbreviations apply to other places, the names of these
places are prefixed. Qt. Ct. R indicate the Records of the
Quarterly Court, held in Salem; Col. R., the Colony Records;
Haz. Coll., Hazard's Collections; Hutch., Hutchinson's History
of Mass.; Win., Winthrop's Journal; Sav., Savage's notes and

collection of letters as contained in Winthrop. When different

dates and subjects appear without a marginal reference, they are
to be understood as belonging to the last mentioned, excepting
when an authority is otherwise referred to.

1637.

Jan. 2(3, for the encouragement of fishermen at Mar-

blehead, Salem granted them a trnct of land. 16th,

the sale and transportation of boards and timber were

restricted by the town.* 19th, a Fast was observed.

*To-nn Rei'orib.

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It was appointed Dec. Ttli.f The reasons for it were
as follow : The distressed state of the Protestants in
Germany, whose allies had been defeated by the Impe-
rialists—The sufferings of the clergymen in England,
who had refused to read the book of sports, which were
to be practised on the Sabbath, as ordered by the Star
Chamber ; and who declined to conform with the re-
ligious ceremonies, introduced by Bishop Laud, and
which they considered as forms of Popery — The trou-
bles occasioned by Indians, and dissensions in some
churches of the Colony 4

23d, Samuel Sharp, ruling Elder, was allowed 300
acres of land. 27th, the wood and timber of the com-
mon lands by Darbie (now Derby) fort side, were to
be reserved for the use of the town. February 7th,
John Pickering was admitted to the privileges of an
inhabitant. 17th, Auditors of the Treasurer's ac-
counts were appointed. Mr. William Hathorne had a
grant of 200 acres of land where he had built, on con-
dition, that he be regularly dismissed from Dorchester
church to the one here.^ The person here mentioned
had been a deputy at one session of the General Court
at Newton nearly two years before. He was about to
take a distinguished part in Colonial affairs. Thomas
Goldthwait was allowed ten acres of land on the Neck,
if he should have a suitable recommendation to the
church. Such facts as these, which seem to have been
common, show that our ancestors granted land to new
settlers, and were exact as to their qualifications of
character.

April 6th, at an ordination in Concord the church
here was represented. One of its delegates proposed a
question, which led to the adoption of the following
opinions. Such as were clergymen in England by the
call of their people, were to be respected as having
there legally sustained the office of ministers. But for

t Col. R. X Xeal's Puiitans. $ T. K.

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accepting the call of the Bishop, they ought to humble
themselves and repent. Having come to this country,
thev should not consider themselves regular ministers
until called by another church. When thus elected
they were to be accounted as ministers, even before
ordination.* These conclusions show, that the Chur-
ches of the Colony were much opposed to the persecu-
tions of the Puritans in England, under the corruptions
of Episcopacy, and that they were zealously resolved
to prevent the introduction of such an establishment
upon their shores.

April 10th, the General Court commences. f William
Trask, Richard Davenport, and Robert Moulton were
deputies. Mr. Endicott was chosen a Magistrate, and
was thus continued till 1641, when he became Deputy
Governor. The Court issue an order, in compliance
with an application from Connecticut, for raising 160
men, as the proportion of Massachusetts against the
Pequods.J This number was some enlarged. The
quota of Salem, including its district of Marblehead,
were 28. Capt. Trask and Lieut. Davenport were
among the officers of the whole body, commanded in
chief by Capt. Stoughton. Before they marched, the
enemy had been severely defeated, on the 27th of May,
by the Colonists of Connecticut and friendly Indians,
led on by the heroic Mason. They pressed forward to
the scene of warfare. They were informed, that a rem-
nant of the Pequods had fled to a large swamp, within
the bounds of Fairfield, On the 15th of July, they in-
vested the place of their retreat on every side. A small
division under Lieut. Davenport, of this town, bravely
entered the swamp, with the expectation of being sup-
ported, and commenced an attack, but were repulsed.
He stated to Increase Mather, when recounting the
events of this action, that with two or three English-
men, he engaged 30 Indians ; had seventeen arrows

*Win. tCol. R. t Hubbard— Hoyt,

1637] ^^^

shot into his " coat of mail," and onlv one wounded
him where he was not defended. He further related
to him, that he rescued a soldier from two of the enemy,
who were carrying him away as a captive on their
shoulders ; and that, as the Pequods observed the Co-
lonists did not slay the captured squaws, some of their
large boj s, w hen in dansjer of being taken, would cry
out, " I squaw, I squaw," — thereby hoping to be saved.
As to the enemy, the English proposed to them terms
of surrender. They were accepted by about 100 aged
men, women and children, principally belonging to the
adjacent country. The Pequods determined to cut
through the Colonists or perish. AVhcn night approach-
ed, the Colonists opened a narrow passage into the
swamp, and kept up a scattering fire till morning. At
day-break they were enveloped with a dense fog. The
Pequods took advantage of this, and made a fierce at-
tack at one point upon their assailants. They succeed-
ed m breaking the line of the English, and 60 or 70 of
them escaped ; 20 of them were slain, and 180 taken
prisoners. Sassacus, their brave chief, with a few of
his faithful adherents, fled to the Mohawks. These,
at the solicitation of the xS'arragansets, perfidiously slew
the most of them, and sent his scalp to Connecticut.
His territory became the possession of the English, and
the survivors of his people their tributaries. It appears
that he foresaw the dissolution of the Aborigines, by the
continuance of the Colonists in the country, and he
therefore determined to strive for their expulsion, or
perish in the attempt. The latter was his portion.
The courage, hardships, and self-devotedness, with
which he conducted his fatal enterprise, showed, that
however his policy was imprudent, his patriotism w^as
of high order. His motives, prowess and deeds among
any nation, favored w ith poets and historians, would
have come down to us in strains of eloquence, enough
to excite emotions of adiifiiration. Fame is not the pe-

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culiar rio;ht of those, to whom it has been attributed.
Its laurels might have justly encircled the brov, s of
multitudes more, which for the want of some recording
hand, have been suffered to wither and die.

The soldiers of this and other towns, engaged in the
expedition against the Pequods, returned the 26th of
August. They had none slain. Some of them were
wounded. Fire arms gave them great superiority over
the Indians. When these approached near enough to
do execution with their bows and arrows, they were
sure to loose many of their number. A consequence of
the Pequods' overthrow was, that the Indians were
more fearful of the Colonists, and less disposed to pro-
voke their displeasure.

It was required by thirteen select men, as agents for
the town, that the common marsh and meadow lands
should be surveyed, and an account of them produced
in the course of the week. When this was done the
seven men ordered it on the 25th of December, to be
divided among the heads of families. Some difficulty
occurring, they ordered it to be remeasured the 24th of
February following. It contained 157 1-2 acres, ac-
cording to the divisions. A family of less than four
received 1-2 acre ; of four and five, 3-4; of six and
more, one acre. From the census of the inhabitants on
this occasion they were about 900,* Salem then inclu-
ded, besides its present limits, Danvers, Beverly, Man-
chester, Wenham, part of Topsfield, and small parts of
Lynn and Middleton, and also Marblehead Neck. Mar-
blehead, as mentioned previously, was a distinct Plan-
tation, though not incorporated as a town.

April 17th, it was agreed by the town, that in case
Richard Hutchinson " set up ploughing," he should
have 20 acres of land added within two years to his
previous share. This business seems not to have been
generally understood by the planters. There were but
thirty-seven ploughs at this date in all Massachusetts.!

* Town R«cords. tGrahani.

1637] ^^^

May I7th, General Court sits at Newton. William
Trask, Richard Davenport and Edmund Batter were
deputies.* At this session there were transactions,
which excited deep feeling through the Colony. Two
parties, Legalists and Antinomians, were arrayed against
each other. They had a warm contest in the selection
of rulers. The former were likely to be defeated by
the late permission for freemen, at a distance, to send in
their votes by proxy. The latter were most numerous
near Newton, and especially in Boston, where their
leader, Mrs. Hutchinson, had resided and defended her
doctrines. They were on the spot to plan and prose-
cute measures for electing members of the Legislature
favourable to their sentiments. But notwithstanding
such an advantage, they were foiled, and the Legalists
prevailed. Gov. Vane, the principal supporter of the
Antinomians, lost his office. Mr, Winthrop succeeded
him, and was thus restored to his previous station. Mr.
Endicott, the constant friend of Mr. Winthrop, was in-
creasingly restored to public favour, and was added to
the standing council. — At this session matters w^ere
carried to such an extreme, that harsh language and
laying hold of each other were resorted to by the most
violent.! The electors, on this occasion ibrmed an
assembly, like one of our modern town meetings, when
party feelings have run so high, as to banish from its
proceedings reason, patriotism and decorum.

June 3d, news came from England, unfavourable to
the hopes and interests of Massachusetts. It reported,
that the King had forbidden the emigration of his subjects
to this Colony, unless they should take an oath of alle-
giance, and comply with the usages of the Episcopal
Church. t Besides a measure so trying as this to the
Colonists, he ordered some of the Magistrates to govern
Massachusetts till they had heard from him, because he
considered its charter as void. The next month after

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sucli an order, he appointed Sir Ferdinando Gorges,
Gov. General of New-England. But he had neither
time nor ability to execute his purpose. His difficulties,
at home, prevented him from imposing on the Colonies
a system of ecclesiastical and political government, less
congenial with their habits and wishes, but more so
with his own. The increase of his perplexities was a
welcome diminution of theirs.*

June 15th, a day of general thanksgiving was ob-
served for victory over the Pequods. 23d, Gov. Win-
throp visited his friends here. He was treated with
much respect. He was escorted by armed men as far
as Ipswich, and on his return to Saugus. This was
done to prevent surprise from the Pequods, who were
reported to be lurking in the vicinity. f 27th, Doro-
thy Talby, for beating her husband, "was sentenced to
be bound and chained to a post till her reformation.!
On Sept. 25th, of the following year, she was ordered
to be severely whipped for misdemeanours towards
him. She was the unhappy woman who was after-
wards hung. An appearance of the insanity, wliich
proved her end, was visible in the two preceeding ca-
ses. Had she been taken care of as deranged, rather
than judged as a rational person, it would have cast no
reproacli on the sagacity and charity of those, who had
authority over her.

July, Capt. Pierce, of the ship Desire, belonging to
this port, was commissioned to transport 15 boys and
two women, of the captive Pequods to Bermuda, and
sell them as slaves. He was obliged, however, to
make for Providence Island. There he disposed of the
Indians. He returned from Tortugas the 26th of Feb-
ruary following, with a cargo of cotton, tobacco, salt,
and negroes.^ Such traffic in human beings manifests,
that, in this respect, erroneous views of true liberty and,
righteous government, were lamentably indulged. —

* C'hahiicr's Annals. f ^Vin. + O.t. Ct. R. ^ Win. and Morton.

1637] *^^

There is cause of joy, that it would find no counten-
ance from the enlightened spirit of freedom, which
now pervades New-England.

August 1st, an assessment of £400 was ordered.
Salem was to pay £45 12, and stood second.* 14th,
to accommodate strangers, a license was granted for
keeping tavern. The keeper of it was appointed by
the Selectmen.! Such an establishment was particu-
larly needed at this time. The reason was, that the
General Court had, in obedience to Royal command,
enacted on heavy penalties, that no inhabitant sho ud
entertain strangers without permission of one among
the standing Council, or of two Assistants.

Aug. 30th, the first Synod, assembled in America,
began its session at Newton. J The Church here in
common with other churches, appears to have taken
part in its deliberations. The object of it was to con-
sider the opinions of the day, and devise measures to
suppress the animosity, which existed between the ad-
vocates and opposers of Mrs. Hutchinson. After three
weeks they agreed to censure and publish eighty-two
prevailing errors.

Sept. 19th, John Williams, for the murder of John
Hoddy, near " the great pond," (most likely in Wen-
ham,) was sentenced to be hung.§ He was executed
at Boston. The event excited general attention. The
more seldom atrocity appears, the more repulsive and
striking it is to the mind.

26th, at a session of the GeneralCourt, Wm.Hathorne
and Thomas Gardner were deputies. Oct. 12th,
Thanksgiving was observed for the complete triumph over
the Pequods — for favourable news from Protestants in
Germany — and for the decisions of the late Synod. In
regard to the last, the Legislature expected better ef-
fects, than they subsequently realized. Nov. 2d, the
General Court sat. Townsend Bishop, Edmund Bat-

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ler, and Wrn. Hathorne ^vere deputies. With others,
they seem to have been called to act on the alarming
difficulties between the Leifalists and Antinomians. As
previously related, the Court banished Mrs. Hutchinson.
Before her sentence there was a lonj? colloquy betweeo
her and members of the Court and w'itnesses."* Messrs.
Endicott as an assistant, and Peters and Bartholomew
as evidences from this town, took parts in the discourse.
Mr. Peters testified with other clergymen, that she had
declared, that they were not preachers of the true Gos-
pel as Mr. Cotton was. Mr. Bartholomew related that
she had visited at his house in London, came pa-en-
ger m the same ship with him, and had expressed her-
self as receiving revelations from heaven. The Court
disfranchised her brother-in-law, Ptev. John Wh^-elri'^ht
aHd required him to leave Massachusetts in 14 dars!
The cause of his sentence was similar to that of his sister.
Some, who petitioned in his favour, were deprived of
their offices and other social privileges. The Court en-
acted that Antinomians in several towns should be dis-
armed by the 30th instant, lest thev misht be induced
to commit violence, as the Anabaptists had in Germa-
ny. They were to be excepted, who should confess
before two iMagistrates, that they had erred in subscrib-
ing the petition. The persons thus proscribed in Sa-
lem, were Thomas Scrujrss, Mr. Alfoot. rprobablv
\Vm. Alford,) A\m. Cummings, Robert Moulton and
Will. King. They were ordered to leave their arms
with Lieut. Danforth.

Besides this business of an aspect so threatening' to
public tranquility, the Court attend to other subjp?;ts.
They require that no '^ .Sack or Strong Water,*' should
be vended at an Ordinary, because it had been abused.
Iney estimated corn at 3s. per bushel for rates. They
forbid any person to buy Tension except by leave of his
town. They voted Mv. Endicott 40 or 50 acres of

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meadow wherever such a tract would injure no planta-
tion Thev authorize him to retam goods ot the In-
dians near Mr. Hathorne's farm, until they would dis-
cover those of them who had shot one of his cows.
Thev made a large assesment of £1000. Salem stood
next to Boston and paid £120. Ipswich, though ni
the previous rate placed the 5th, was now taxed as
much as Salem. It must have received a considerable
accession of settlers and property in a shon time to
have thus risen. The Court instructed each military
companv to train eight times a year. They api^omted
Mr Peters of this town an overseer ot the College.
With respect to this Institution, their records oi Uc^
tober, the preceding year, say : " The Court agree to
o-ive £400 toward a School or College ; whereof £200
to be paid the next year, and £200 when the work is
finished, and the next Court to appoint where and what
buildin- " As in the second year after this agreenient,
the Re? John Harvard of Charlestown, left the Col-
Ico-e £779 17 2, the Court called it after his name.

''* At the session of the preceding Court, Mr. John
Fisk lately arrived in the Colony, was made a freeman.
He was born in the parish of St. James in the County
of Suffolk, England, about 1601. He was educated
and took his degree at Emanuel College m Cambridge.
He be-an to preach in his native country ; but hinder-
ed bv^'the restraints of conformity, he studied physick
and was regularly licensed to practice On the decease
of his fatht>r, he resolved to make New-England his
abode, that he might freely engage in the ministry.
Thus disposed he put his purpose into execution, t He
came with a large property for those days He loaned
considerable of it to the Colony. He firs taught a
school at Newton. Thence he moved to Salem, assist-
ed Mr Peters in preaching, and instructed scholars
nearly 'three years, t Dec. 4th, for the proper manage-
ment of town afi-airs, it was voted, that Bye-Laws
should be transcribed from the Court Book.

* History of Chelmsford. t Bentlcy. \T.K.

^ [1638

1638.

* March \2th, General Court commences. John
Woodbury and Edward Batter were deputies. The
Court designate suitable persons to keep and sell
" strong water." One of them was Mr. Gott of Salem.
The Court order, that the Colonial laws should be col-
lected and revised by a Committee of Magistrates,
Ministers, and others. On this Committee they ap-
point Messrs. Peters and Hathorne. They require a
considerable number of persons to quit Massachusetts,
who were Antinomians, and considered as occasioning
religious difficulties. There were four such from Sa-
lem. They were Francis Weston, Richard Waterman,
Thomas Olney, and Stukely Westcoat. f They resorted
to the territory of Roger Williams. J Ezekiel Holliman
of this town was arraigned before the Court for not at-
tending the Congregational Assembly. They request-
ed the Elders to deal with him, that he might rectify
his errors. Such a measure appears not to have availed
any thing. The next year he rebaptized Mr. Williams,
and was of the twelve, who established the first Baptist
Church of Providence and the first of America.

The Court laid a larger tax than common. It was
£1500, and was agreed on by a committee, of which
was John Woodbury. Salem stood third and paid
£172 10. Ipswich had so exceeded this town in pros-
perity as to assume its place, as second to Boston.

loth, the Court deputed Messrs. Endicott and John
Winthrop, jr. to administer the oath of freedom to
Emanuel Downing, who had settled at Salem. They
allowed Lieut. Davenport £3 8 for charges on account
of superintending the ^' slaves, which when they have
earned it, he is to pay." It appears that persons, here
denominated slaves, were culprits, condemned to lose
their liberty for a time, proportioned to their offences.

The records of the Court say ; " Mr. Endicott was

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willed to send three men to view Cape-Ann whether it
maj be cut through, and certify how they find it."
* This seems to have been preparatory to the re-establish-
ment of a " Fishing Plantation," which took place the
following year.

t April 12th a general Fast was appointed " to entreat
help of God in the weighty matters, which are in hand,
and to divert any evil plots, which may be intended,
and prepare the way of friends, which we hope may be
upon coming to us." May 2d, General Court of elec-
tions sits. William Hathorne and Edward Batter ap-
pear as deputies.

t June 1st, a severe Earthquake was felt through the
Colony. The ground so shook as to render it difficult
for people to stand. Household furniture was thrown
down. It passed from the Westward to the Eastward.
Slight shocks were experienced 20 days afterwards.
The day of this Earthquake was a remarkable era.
" So long after the Earthquake" was a common remark
in New-England. ^ 5th, the Assistants order the wife
of Francis Weston to be set in " the Bilboes," two
hours at Boston and two at Salem on a lecture day.
Probably her imputed offence was holding to the opin-
ions, which occasioned the banishment of her husband.

II 25th, John Winihrop, jr. had liberty to set up a salt
house at Ryal side ; to have wood enough for his busi-
ness, and common sufficient to pasture two cows.
This person was undoubtedly a son of the Governor.
He had science and enterprise to aid him in such un-
dertakings for public benefit. H Some time afterwards
he set up large salt works in the Pequod country with
great privileges. Oldmixon informs us, that he be-
came a member of the Royal Society, and sent it sev-
eral " curious things," probably valuable dissertations ;
and that he gained the favour of Charles II, by pre sent'
jng him a ring, Avhich Charles I had, on some occasion,
given to his grandmother.

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*Sept. 0th, the General Court, nbw moved from New-
ton to Boston, commences. William Hathorne, John
Woodbury, and Jacob Barney were deputies. The
Court pass the following resolve. " Whereas Emanuel
Downing, Esq. hath brought over at his great charges
all things fitting for taking wild Fowl by way of Duck
Coy, this Court being desirous to encourage him and
others in such designs as tend to public good, do give
him full liberty to place the same Duck Coy in some
convenient place within the bounds of Salem, as the
town and he can agree, and that it shall not be lawful,
for any person to shoot in any gun within a half mile of
the pond where such Duck Coy shall be placed, nor
shall use any other means for disturbance of the Fowl
there." It appears by a Salem Record, under the same
date, which heads the foregoing order, that Mr. Down-
ing bought of John Humphrey, two pouds, and high
ground about them, sufficient to have the Duck Coy free
of disturbance from " plowmen, husbandmen, or any
others passing that way." He was allowed to enclose
the ground provided it was no more than 50 acres of up-
land. The two ponds, which he purchased appear to
have been Coy and Deep ponds, which discharge them-
selves at the foot of Legge's hill. The Court granted
to others of different towns liberty similar to Mr. Down-
ing's.

t Mr. Stephen Batchelor who had been pastor at Sau-
gus, and made an ineffectual attempt to settle Matta-
keese, now Yarmouth, in the spring, received permis-
sion with some persons from Salem and others, to com-
mence a Plantation at Winnacunet, which next year,
was called Hampton. J The Court allowed two Fairs
to be held in this town (probably in the course of a year.)
They set apart the last Thursday of the 8th month for
Thanksgiving because many ships had arrived safely,
which had been detained by the King. § Through such

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restraint Oliver Cromwell, afterwards Protector of
Great Britain, Sir Arthur Hazlerig, John Hambden
and others of similar opinions, Avere hindered from com-
ing to this country. His Majesty little suspected, that
the apprehended evil, prevented by their not being al-
lowed to embark, would react upon him a hundred fold
by their being permanently kept at home.

* The Court enact, that as some excommunicated per-
sons were careless of being restored, they should amend
and endeavour to regain a regular standing in their re-
spective churches. They were called to act on an im-
jiortant subject, f It was concerning an order, issued by
the Lords' Commissioners for Foreign Plantations the
4th of A])ril, and demanding the surrender of Massa-
chusetts Charter. Various false as well true reports
in England against the Colony were the occasion of
measures so hard to its inhabitants. Archbishop Laud,
whose unfavourable views of the Colonists led him to
place too much stress on objections made to them, was
informed by Mr. Buidet of Piscafaqua, that " it was not
new discipline, which was aimed at in New-England,
but sovereignty ; and that it was accounted perjury and
treason in their General Court to speak of appeals to the
King." Declarations of this kind led him to use his un-
due influence for annulling the Charter. J The General
Court, however sadened by an event so threatening,
were not easily terrified from what they considered their
rights. ^ They resolved that the Charter should not
be relinquished. They forwarded to the Commission-
ers of the Crown an able petition, in which they stated,
that to give up their Charter would be highly injurious
to his Majesty's dominions in this country, and that they
hoped he would protect them as his faithful subjects.
They anxiously expected his answer. j| But an insurrec-
tion in Scotland and general opposition in England to
his policy, absorbed his attention and interposed as a

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shield to the devoted colonists. * September 25th, the
Court of Assistants requested the aid of Clergymen for
suppressing " costliness of apparel and following new
fashions."

t Nov. 12th, to assist in the support of Mr. Peters the
town granted him 230 acres of land. I 13th, the Gov-
ernor Mr. Winthrop, came hither by water. On his
return by land six omcers here were selected to guard
him with carbines as far as Boston. ^ Dec. 6th, Dorothy
Talby was hung in Boston. She belonged to Salem
and was a member of the church, whence she was excom-
municated. Under an impression, that she was ordered
from heaven to kill her husband, children, and herself,
she tried to act on it, but only succeeded in killing a
child. On this charge she was condemned by the Jury
of a Quarterly Court in Boston. For her appearance
before the tribunal of this Court, her husband became
bound, Sept. 24th, at a Court in Salem for the sum of
£20. At her execution Mr. Peters addressed the spec-
tators on the dreadful effects of complying with supposed
icvelations. As before remarked, she deserved to be
treated as one impaired in mind, rather than as as a mur-
deress.

At the same Court, Mary, the wife of Thomas Oliver,
belonging to this place, was ordered to be imprisoned,-
She was accused of disturbing the Church here, at one
of their communions, because they declined to receive
her, unless she regularly owned their Covenant. On
confessing her fault, she was released. She appears to
have desired that the Gospel ordinances might not be
guarded so strictly as they were. She seems to have
indulged the opinion, that living in a community, prcv
fcssing the Christian religion, was qualification enough
io participate In all such ordinances. With these views,
she maintained, that " if Paul were at Salem, he Avould
call all the inhabitants saints." || September, 1639. she

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was punished for slander. Jan. 1642, she was present-
ed for neglect of public worship. Feb. 1644, she was
sentenced to be publicly whipped for reproaching the
Magistrates. Mr. Winthrop says; "She stood without
tying and bore her punishment with a masculine spirit,
glorying in her suffering." He tells us that for slander-
ing the Elders, Aug. 1646, she had a chjl stick put on
her tongue for a half hour. "^Nov. 1648, she was present-
ed for living from her husband. July 1649, she was ar-
raigned for the same offence. She was tried for two
other misdemeanours. Feb. 28, 1650, she requested of
the Quarterly Court in Salem, that two fines one 22s. 6d.
and the other £5, standing against her, might be
remitted, to aid in the transportation of herself and
children. They granted her one half of them, if she
would leave the jurisdiction in three weeks, if not they
should order the Marshal to collect the whole of them^
The probability is, that she complied with their pro-
posal. Mr. Winthrop informs us, that she excelled Mrs,
Hutchinson in zeal and eloquence. It is evident, that
her troubles originated in having different religious views
from those of the town and colonial authorities. Wheth-
er all of them were causeless or not, is hard for us to
determine. The longer she bore up under the burden
of litio-ation, — the harder were the accusations against
her. So much did her opinions vary from the customs
of that day, and so vt^atched was her conduct by the eye
of prejudice, it was no difficult matter to keep her on
the rack of prosecution. No doubt, were the reasons
of her conduct handed down by her own relation, she
would appear in a less unfavourable light, than she now
does.

t 13th, a public Fast was observed on account of pre-
vailing fevers, the small pox, and low state of religion in
the churches. X 25th, Jane Verin was complained of for
noolecting public Avorship. She was released by re-
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qwest of Mr. Peters for further conference. She was
probably influenced, as others began to be, in abstaining
from the Congregation, by scruples about baptism.
* A Village was granted to Mr. Philips and company.
This was probably a part of Danvers, long called
Salem Village. It is not unlikely, that the Mr. Philips
here mentioned, was a clergyman, who returned to
England in 1642. The town having ordered rates to
be made and levied the last year, now choose per-
sons to value estates, and assess them proportionably.

1639.
Feb. 4th. An agreement, as follows, was made be-
tween the town and John Pickering. " First he
is to build a meeting house of 25 feet long, the breadth
of the old building with a gallery answerable to the
former: One catted chimney of 12 feet long and 4
feet in height above the top of the building. The
back whereof is to be of brick or stone. This building
is to have 6 sufficient windows, 2 on each side and 2 at
the end and a pair of stairs to ascend the galleries suita-
ble to the former. This building is to be covered with
1 1-2 inch plank and with board upon that to meet close.
And all this to be sufficientlie finished with daubings
and glasse and underpining with stone or brick with
cariadge and all things necessary by the said Jno. Pick-
crino;. In consideration whereof the said John is to
have 63lb. in money to be paid at three payments.
And the said John doth covenant to finish by the 15th
of the 4th mo. next ensuing the date hereof. In wit-
ness whereof both parties have subscribed hereunto.

Jo. Endicott,
John Pickering. Jn. Woodbury,

Wm. Hathorne,
Lawrence Leech,
Roger Conant."

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* Feb. 26th. Deputies chosen for the General Court,
which sat the 13th of March, to try Mr. Lenthall for
embracing some of Mrs. Hutchinson's opmions, were
John HoTgrave, John Woodbury, and Jeffry Massey.
The person thus arraigned was about to be settled as
minister at Weymouth,^ but tlie Court prevented his or-
dination.

March. As a public concern, a Printmg Press was set
up at Cambridge, t The second work printed there was
an Almanack, in which the year began with March, by
William Pierce, captain of the ship Desire, belonging to
this port. X I6th, a greater gale was experienced by
the Colonists than had been since their arrival. It was
S. S. E. and S. It prostrated fences and houses. It so
terrified many people, they fled from their houses. It
was accompanied with abundance of ram.

8 April 1 7th. '* John Gardner pays 5s. per acre for up
land as goodman Lord hath done." This shows the
low price of land in those days. It appears from a con-
tract made with the keepers of Goats, that these animals
were used as commonly then as cows are now.

II May 22d. General Court sits. William Trask and
William Hat home were deputies. The Court for the
encouragement of the Fishery exempted the stock, em-
i)loyed in it, from taxes. They forbid Cod and Bass
Fish to be used for manure. This was a general cus-
tom of the Indians, so far as they cultivated land, and no
doubt was derived from them. The Court requested
Mr. Peters to write to Holland, as he was acquainted
there, for £500 worth of Salt Petre, £40 worth of
Match, on account of the country. They ordered a
levy of £1000. Salem's proportion was £111 13 11
It stood third. £250 of this sum were for expenses on
Castle Island. One of the committee for laying it Avas
William Hathorne. The Court granted Mr. Peters
500, Mr. Endicott 500, William Hathorne 250, William

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Trask, *• in regard for his much service'' 250, William
Peirce 200, and Richard Davenport 150 acres of land.
They gave leave for a Fishing Plantation to be com-
menced at Cape Ann by Merrice Thomson, merchant,
and others. They instruct Messrs. Endicott and Hum-
phrey, John Winthrop, jr., William Pierce, and Joseph
Grafton to fix its boundaries, and that none settle there
without their consent. They ordered persons here and
through the Colony, who owned estates in England to
be taxed for them. They instructed Messrs. Endicott,
Downing and Hathorne to dispose of a house, bought by
Mr. Peters, to the best advantage, and appropriate the
money for the College. * At this session jealousy was
manifested, lest the Governor should use influence
enough to make his office perpetual. One reason was,
that he proposed Mr. Downing, his brother-in-law, as
candidate for an Assistant. The Deputies maintained,
that, in accordance with the Charter, the Magistrates,
who had served on the standing Council should be cho-
sen as Magistrates, every year. Mr. Endicott, who was
of the Council, and had also held the office of Magis-
trate or Assistant without annual election, was ready to
meet the desire of the community. The people
were anxious to suppress every appearance of Aristo-
cracy.

June. The public mind here and through the Colony
was relieved by news, that the apprehended non-inter-
course with England, because the Charter was withheld
from the King's Commissioners, was not to take effect.
1 2,5th, Hope, an Indian servant of Mr. Peters, was sen-
tenced to be whipped for running away, and drunken-
ness. The practice of employing Indians in the Colo-
nists' families was common in that period. J July 1st, Mr.
Peters wrote the following letter to the Church at Dor-
chester.

" Keverend and dearly beloved in the Lord, — We

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thought it our bounden duty to acquaint you ^^\th the
name's ol such persons as have had the great censure
passed upon them in this our church, with the reasons
thereof, besecchin- you in the Lord not only to read
their names in pubhc to yours, but also to give us the
like notice of any dealt with in like manner by you, that
so we may walk towards them accordingly; for some ot
us here had communion ignorantly with some ol other
churches. 2 Thes. 3 ch. 14 verse. We can do no less
than have such noted as disobey the truth. Roger W il-
liams and his wife, John Throgmorton and his wite,
Thomas Olney and his wife, Stukely Wescot and his
wife, Mary Holllman and Widow Reeves— These
wholly refused to hear the church, denying the churches
in the Bay to be true churches, and (except two) are all
rebaptizcd. John Elford for obstinacy, after divers sms
he stood guilty of, and proved by witness. W ilham
James for pride and divers other evils, in which he re-
mained obstinate. John Talby for much pride and un-
naturalness to his wife, who was lately executed for mur-
derino- her child. William Walcot for refusing to bring
his children to the ordinance, neglecting Avillingly family
duties, &c. Thus wishing the continued enjoyment of
both the staves, beauty and bands, and that your souls
may flourish as watered gardens.

^ HUGH PETERS,

By Church's order and in their name.
For the Church in Dorchester."

* Aug. 8th. It was voted, that the resolves of any town
meeting regularly warned and consisting of a number
above six persons, should be binding, provided they had
been together one hour after the time specified. About
this date, land was set off to Philemon Dickerson,asa place
for tan pits and dressing goat skins and hides. In case
it was not thus occupied, it was to be returned. tSept.
3d. John Kempc was sentenced by the Quarterly Court

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in Boston for lewdness, to be whipped there, at Roxbu-
ry, and Salem, and be committed to Lieut. Davenport
for a slave.

4th. General Court commences. Messrs. Downing
and Hathorne appeared as deputies. The Court re-
peal the law in reference to excommunicated persons.
They forbid healths to be dr inked on penalty of 12d.
for each offence. They pass a sumptuary act. It al-
lowed no lace nor points on their clothing ; no garment
to be made with short sleeves so as to expose the arms.
It required short sleeves to be lengthened so as to reach
the wrists; and that no sleeve should be more than 1-2
Ell in the widest place as a common measure ; but to
be larger or smaller according to the size of its wearer.
It called for reformation in " immoderate great breeches,
knotts of ribbon, broad shoulder bands and rayles, silk
rases, double ruffs and cuffs."

The Court order that no unlawful marriages should
take place; that persons proposing to be married, should
be published three times on lecture days or town meet-
ings, or, in places where there were no lectures, " then
the same intention be set up in writing upon some post
standing in public view, and used for such purpose only,
and there to stand so as it may easily be read by the
space of 14 days." They grant Emanuel Downing 600
acres of land. They order " that there be Records
kept of all wills, administrations, and inventories, as also
of the days of each marriage, birth, and death of every
person within this jurisdiction." They require a general
appraismement of houses and lands. They instruct,
that proceedings in reference to these two regulations
shall be handed into them annually on fine of 40s. The
Colony Recorder chosen at this time was Stephen Win-
throp, son of the Governor. He went to England in
about six years, was member of Parliament from Scot-
land in Cromwell's time, and died before 1659.

* Nov. 5th. Messrs. Dudley, Gibbons, and Downing

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were selected to treat with a Committee of three from
Dover, on the Piscataqua, about conditions on which
the people, there, would come under the jurisdiction
of Massachusetts. It was agreed, that if Dover as-
sumed such a relation, they should be privileged with
Quarter Courts, as Ipswich and Salem were. They,
liowever, deferred coming into such a contract till 1641,
* when Strawbury Bank, now Portsmouth, united with
them in submitting to the Massachusetts government.

t 8th. Winter Island, used for curing Fish, was order-
ed to be enclosed with a fence. j:28th, the General
Court require the freemen to meet and choose the Gov-
ernor and other officers ihe last Wednesday of Easter
Term. This alteration was in compliance Avith the
Charter of 1629. They grant Mr. Endicott 550 acres
of land on Ipswich River. In connexion with this grant
was another to Mr. Bellingham " on the head of Salem
to the N. W. there being in it a hill with an Indian
Plantation." The Court permit, that the persons, who
had been disarmed two vears before, and had conduct-
ed peaceably, should receive their arms. They order,
that the laws, handed in by Messrs. Cotton and Ward,
should be examined by a Committee and forwarded to
each town and to the Elders for examination. § This
measure was promoted by the people, wlio were a])-
prehensivc, that too much power rested in the hands
of the Magistrates. |j The Court pass the following :
^' Whereas the inhabitants of Salem have agreed to
plant a Village near the River, which runs to Ipswich ;
it is ordered, that all the land near their bounds, between
Salem and the said river, not belonging to any other
town or person by any former grant, shall belong to
the said Village." This appears to have been what is
now called Topsfield-

For instituting the only Post Office in the Colony,
ihey resolve as follows : " For preventing the miscar-

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riage of letters, it is ordered, that notice be given, that
Richard Fairbanks, his house in Boston is the place,
appointed for all letters, which are brought from be-
yond the seas, or arc to be sent thither, are to be broua^ht
unto him, and he is to take care that they be deTiv-
ered or sent according to their directions, and he is al-
lowed for every such letter Id. and must answer all
miscarriages through his own neglect in this kind, pro-
vided, that no man shall be compelled to bring his let-
ters, thither, except he please." Two original let-
ters, one dated 1690 and the other 1691, to Increase
Mather from Anthony Wood, author of Athence Oxo-
nienses, now bear the post mark, Id, according to this
regulation.

*Dec. 3d. Great excitement prevailed through the
Colony, because General Court undertook to rectify
what they deemed unusual hours for religious lectures.
The ministers and churches urged, that such interfer-
ance was a violation of their Charter rights. The
conclusion of the controversy was, that every worship-
ping assembly should bi'eak up seasonably enough to
reach home before dark.

t At a Quarterly Court in Boston, Marmaduke Perry,,
of this town, was retried for the death of his appren-
tice, who died with a fracture in the head. As the
evidence was not sufficiently against him, he was cleared.
At the same session, Salem was fmed 10s. for neglect in
keeping Watch.

f rhe same month, a voluntary contribution was order-
ed to be taken up each quarter for maintaining the
ministry. " The note thereof remaineth with the
Deacons." Such a mode of support appears to have
lasted here about 18 years. However, not of so
long continuance as its promoters might have wished
and expected, still its operation was not shorter than
a close observer of human nature would have pre-
dicted. § It appears to have been adopted in a con-

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slderable degree through the influence of Mr. Cotton.
He had preached some months before, that ministers
should be maintained by free will offerings, and not by
lands, revenues, and tithes. This theory was more pleas-
ino- in anticipation than beneficial in experiment.

''Wood, in New-England's Prospect, gave the follow-
ing description of this town as it was during this year.
" Salem stands on the middle of a nccke of land very
pleasantly, having a South river on the one side and a
North river on the other side. Upon this necke ivhere
mostofthehousesstand,\sYcvy bad and sandie ground, yet
for seaven years together it hath brought forth ex-
ceeding good corne, by being fished, but every third year.
In some places is very good ground and good timber,
and divers springs hard by the sea side. There like-
wise is store of fish, as Basses, Eels, Lobsters, Clammes,
&c Although their land be none of the best, yet be-
yond these rivers is a very good soyle, where they have
taken farms, and get their hay, and plant their corne;
there they crosse these rivers with small Cannowes,
which were made of whole pine trees, being about
two foote and a halfe over, and twenty foote long. In
these likewise they goe a fowling, sometimes two leagiies
at sea There be more cannowes in this towne, than
in all the whole Patent, every household having a
ivater horse or two. This Town wants an Alcwife river,
which is a great inconvenience. It hath two good har-
bours the one being called Winter and the other Sum-
mer harbours, which lieth within Derbins Fort, which
pla-c if it were well fortified, might keepe shippes
from 'landing forces in any of those two plff s-"

* The ferry at North Point, formerly John Stone s,
was granted to John Dixy for three years. " He is
TO keep a horse boat; to have for a stranger s passage
2d, for townsmen Id; for meeres, horses, and other great
beasts 6d; for goats, calves, and swine 2d."

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January. After perusing the orders of the General
Court, the town order " that Ralph Fogg receive such
goods as none doe owne and send a note of them to the
Marshall att Boston." Edward Norris, son of the El-
der, was chosen to instruct the Grammar School. 21st,
Roger Conant, son of him who was among the first set-
tlers here, was granted 20 acres of land, " being the
first born child in Salem." * March J 8th, Edward
Norris was ordained as colleaoue with Mr. Peters.
The occasion drew together most of the Elders in
the Colony and many people. 21st, an account was
received, that the Desire of this port had made a pas-
sage to Gravesend, England, in 23 days. t 30th,
Capt. Trask was permitted to set up a tide mill on
the North River, if he should make a passage for
shallops from half to full tide. It was voted, that the
decisions of a majority of the seven men should be bind-
ing. Swine keepers were appointed.

J May 13th. General Court sat. William Hathorne
and Townsend Bishop were deputies. As the in-
habitants here petitioned " for some of their church
to have Jeffries Creek, and land to erect a village there
for Mr. William Walton, John Black, William Allen,
Samuel Orchard (probably Archer,) George Newton,
and others' Company," the Court granted " what land
and enlargement may be convenient, and is not granted
to any other Plantation," and they referred it to " Mr.
John Winthrop, jr. and Mr. Simon Bradstreet, to set-
tle the bounds of said village."

The Court finding their act, restricting the time of
lectures, to be very unpopular, caused it to be re-
pealed. They appointed Messrs. Downing and Hath-
orne, with two more out of town, to assist " the
Magistrates of Salem in keeping their Court." They
requested the towns and elders to make up their minds

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about the laws, forwarded to them for consideration,
by their next session in the 8th monlli. They instruct-
ed the deputies to obtain the votes for Magistrates of
their respective towns, and bring them to the Legisla-
ture, who were to ascertain the candidates, having the
majority. Then they required the deputies to return
the highest candidates to the freemen, who Avere to
choose them or not as they pleased, and to bring back
the result to them at their session for Elections,
giving it to be understood, that no magistrate was duly
chosen unless thus nominated. They ordered the con-
stables in time of peace, to set " watches and wards,"
and, in time of danger, military officers to superintend
such concerns. They required all men to w atch, except
officers of churches, schoolmasters, students, captains,
lieutenants and ensigns. They agreed upon a rate of
£1200, of which Salem was to pay £115, and stood
third. They put corn at 5s., wheat Ts., rye 6s. 8d.
per bushel, for taxes. They deputed a committee to
value country produce and cattle, among which were
goats. Of them were John Woodbury, Jeffrey Mas-
sey, and Thomas Lathrop.

"* June 30th. The first will, proved before the Court
here, was put on file. It was Bethiah Cartwright's.
t July 1st, Auditors of town accounts were chosen. A
reward of 40s. w^as offered for every wolf's head.

Sept. 14th. William Lord was sworn as constable,
and intrusted w ith the care of the weights and mea-
sures. 4: 29th and 30th, several persons were fined
from 1-2 to 10 bushels of corn^ and costs of Court, for
not making a fence on Darbie fort side.

Oct. 7th. General Court commenced. Messrs. Hat h-
orne and Downing were deputies. The Court estimated
four of white wampom at Id, and 8 and not above 12
of blue, at Id. Such currency served all the purpose of
gold and silver among the Indians. It helped them

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to pay their tribute to the Colonists, and also passed
among them as money. The trade in wampom and
beaver the Court had ordered to be let out four years
before. The former was manufactured chiefly by the
Block and Long Island Indians, *from " wilk shells."
tThe Court offered a premium for the manufacture of
linen at the rate of 3d. for Is. worth. They intended
this to last three years; but the year after, for lessening
public expense, they rendered it void. They ordered,
that no man shall be compelled to pay cash, but such
goods as he has. The reason, assigned for so incon-
venient a measure, was the dulness of trade and com-
merce and scarcity of money. J The origin of such de-
pression was, that much provision had come from Eng-
land and Ireland with but few emigrants, and the Colony
had been drained of its money by European merchants.
^Out of ten magistrates propounded to the Court,
Mr. Downing stood third and Mr. Hathorne eighth.
II A request of magistrates and elders was presented to
the Court, that they would define the boundaries be-
tween Church and State. The subject was put over
for further consideration.

H Nov. 1 1th. The land reserved for cattle on Forrest
River was prohibited from being sold.

**Dec. 1st. The Quarterly Court, at Boston, ordered
Salem Meeting-House to be used for a Watch-House.
The same was to be done as to other places of worship
in different towns.

tt 15th. News arrived that the Scotch had commen-
ced hostilities against the king and entered England ;
that he had convoked the Parliament, and that hope of
his treating the non-conformists more leniently was
cherished. The consequence of such information was
a desire on the part of some to revisit England. At
the same time, others, fearing lest they should not be
able to advance their interest in Massachusetts, wished

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to move farther South. Such inchnations greatly re-
duced the price of lands, and other property. Corn fell
to 3s. and good cows to about £6. An estate valued
three months before at £1000, would not bring £200.

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* Feb. 2d. As emigration had greatly lessened, and
shipping was needed, a spirit for building vessels was
promoted. Mr. Peters was active in prevailing on some
here to build a ship of 300 tons. She was finished in
June. One of the workmen on her, named Baker, was
killed.

Friends in England to the government of Massachu-
setts advised, that Agents should be sent over to inter-
cede with Parliament. The Court of Assistants, hav-
ing consulted Avith some of the elders, proposed for
such a service, Messrs. Welde of Roxbury, Hibbins of
Boston, and Peters of Salem. The Governor and most
of the magistrates wrote to the Church here on the sub-
ject of releasing their pastor. Mr. Endicott, one of its
members, argued against granting the request, and Mr.
Humphrey, another member, took a stand in opposition
to him. The Church returned an answer, that they
could not spare Mr. Peters.

Much difficulty had existed between two parties at
Piscataqua, one of which adhered to the Rev. Mr.
Knolles and the other to the Rev. Mr. Larkham. A
committee of Messrs. Bradstreet, Dalton, and Peters
were sent to reconcile them. They succeeded in their
object. Messrs. Dalton and Peters lost their way Avhile
on such business, wandered two days and a night in
snow without food, and came near perishing.

t June 2d. The General Court of Elections commen-
ces. Mr. Endicott was chosen Deputy Governor.
Messrs. Downing and Hathorne Avere deputies. There
being a prospect, that foreign cloths would be scarce

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the next winter, the Court require heads of famihes to
employ their children and servants in the manufacture
of icild hemp, which was plentiful all over the country.
They took measures to form a company for trading
with the Indians so as to increase their revenue. For
this object they appointed three persons to receive one
into their number from every town, except Boston
and Charlestown, the former of which was to have
three or four, and the latter two. They agreed that the
company should be privileged for three years to sell
every commodity, except ammunition, to the Indians,
for warn pom and peltry, provided they should pay into
the Treasury l-20th of all their furs, and purchase the
wampom of the College, if not exceeding £25. 14th.
They grant the Quarter Courts of Salem and Ipswich
shall take cognizance of civil and criminal cases, except
those of life, limb, or banishment, Avhich were to be
tried before the Court of Assistants at Boston. They
allow appeals from the former Courts to the latter.
They order, that, as money was scarce, corn, cattle, and
other produce were low, servants and laboureis should
take their pay in articles of the country. They held
out encouragement for persons in every town to search
for mines. They desired the Elders to make a Cate-
chism for youth in the grounds of religion. They re-
peal the law for taxing estates in England. They re-
quire that farms within the boundaries of each town
should belong to it, except Medford. Here it may be
remarked, that farms appear to have been taxed as se-
parate plantations, as in the assessments to defray the
expense for sending Mr. Morton to England. " The
Court doth entreat leave of the Church of Salem for
Mr. Peters to go for England." They propose that
the principal men should meet with the Elders to de-
liberate on public affairs. William Hathorne was to be
one of their number. As the freemen ^vere becoming
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Governor, Deputy, and Assistants, and as proxies were
liable to be lost, the Court received a motion to be dis-
cussed at their next session, that every tenth freeman
be chosen as an elector, and act for the rest.

* July 27th. Mr. Peters in a power of Attorney to
liis two deacons, Charles Gott and John Horn, says :
" If the Lord continue my life, then I hereby do au-
thorize them to do all my affairs, as if ni} self Avcre pre-
sent, as in looking into my house, to dispose of my
ground, milly and other things, as in wisdom they shall
sec meet."

t Aug. 3d. Hugh Peters and the other two Agents
depart for England, l)y way of Newfoundland. Here
we will take a parting view of him. JHe was born at
Foy in Cornwall of England 1599. He was of respect-
able parentage. ^ The ancestors of his father had been
driven from Antwerp for their favouring of the refor-
mation. His mother's surname was Treffey. He en-
tered Trinity College at 14. At this time he had a
brother in Oxford. At 17 he received his first degree,
and at 23 his second. While residing at the Universi-
ty he gave to his mother, who was reduced from afflu-
ence, an estate, which fell to him by an uncle. On
going thence, he visited London. Here he received
impressions of religion, which resulted in his profession
of Christianity. In this alteration of his views and mo-
tives, he was assisted by the counsels of Thomas
Hooker, minister of Chelmsford in Essex, who after-
wards fled to Holland, and thence came to this country.
While residing at Chelmsford, Mr. Peters began to
preach, and married his first wife, the memory of whose
virtues he long cherished. He soon removed to Lon-
don for tlie object of improving in his Theological
studies. As he had already been licensed by Bishop
Montain, his friends urged him to recommence his
preaching before he had intended. He complied. He

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officiated in London. A young man who went to
hear him, was so satisfied with his performances, as to
become a principal means of procuring for him tlie lec-
tureship of St. Sepulchre, and to pay £20 a year to-
wards his salary. Here he taught the Gospel once a
month. His audience was over 6000. Throu^^h his
ministry many were turned to the Redeemer. ^* His
popularity excited envy, and his success anger. The
Act of conformity drove him to the Continent. This
occurred about 1629. f He took up his abode in
Rotterdam, as colleague with the celebrated Dr. William
Ames, over an Independent church. Here he became
an intimate friend of John Forbes, who had been forced
by the Covenanters to leave a Divinity Professorship at
Aberdeen. J In reference to this connexion, he wrote :
" 1 lived near that famous Scotsman, Mr. John Forbes,
with whom I travelled into Germany, and enjoyed his so-
ciety in much love and sweetness constantly, from whom
I received nothing but encouragement, though we dif-
fered in the way of our churches." He also gained tiie
strong affection of Amesius, who gave up a Professor-
ship in Friesland for the sake of being united with him
as co-pastor after Dr. Ames' decease. § Of such a-
friend Mr. Peters observed : " The learned Amesius
breathed his last into my bosom." While in Holland
his labours were blessed, and he evidently shared in the
esteem of the worthy. Still his heart was with the
home of the Puritans. For a number of years he had
engaged to some of them, that he would embark for
New England. He was deeply interested in the wel-
fare of its inhabitants, and in evangelizing the Indians.
For such objects he was as strongly desirous as his par-
ticular friends, Bishop Lake and Mr. White of Dorches-
ter. II So disposed he arrived at Boston Oct. 6, 1635.
The transactions which he performed while here, and
which have been recorded of him, manifest, that as he

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came hidilv respected for his intellectual powers and
attainments, moral affections and character, so he con-
tinued. True, he was earnest for the d.sc.plme of
Ro-er Williams and followers, as appears from his
fon^munication to the Dorchester church. No doub
he regretted the occasion ol such a course, tcclesias
tical rales had been broken, though by a sort of neces-
sity, and he felt himself bomid to show his disapproval.
He struck a blow at what the Anabaptrsts had been m
Germany,— what he feared they might be at Fiovi-
de„ce,-but not at what they have been for many years.
xTe occurrence did not sever the bonds of fnendsh p
between these two eminent men.-It is equally t.ue
ha he took a decided stand against the opinions of
Mrs. Hutchinson. * He was a witness on her trial,
who laid open her views and was instrumental m occa-
sioning her banishment. Still he appeared to be influ-
enced by as commendable motives, as any of the prin-
c pal actors in that deplorable scene. They all u-ith
Kest intentions for general good, came short o the
tnlerition which we enjoy m these days, and which,
th^ fa™ .as been followid' with less evils and greater
lencfits that its opposite policy. If those connected
with him are esteemed, though thus mistaken, em
h s res|>ect, should be allowed to fare as well as thej%
„ candidly' putting down his deeds, while here and
balancing the account, we cannot perceive, but that it
stands as fair as the account of any m the Colony,
ms: merits are generally remembered -th le^-t
and o^ratitude. Had he not sustained such a eputation,
he wou not have been relinquished so unwiMingly as he
was by his people, nor been elected at so critical a j, «c-
Tute by the Legislature to fill the office of Agent to
r,.land.-t In this capacity, he with his associates,
was instructed to congratulate Parliament on heir suc-
cess • to petition them for a repeal ol imposts, but not

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to receive any privilege of them so as to commit the
Colony as an ally to them in every event. They were
also desired to inform the creditors of the Colonists, that
a reason, why they had delayed to forward payment,
was the embarrassment of trade among them. * 1642,
Aug. Linen, woollen, and other goods, as a charita-
ble present to the Colony, valued at £600, arrived from
Mr. Peters and colleagues. Sept. letters came from
him and Mr. Weld with advice to the clergymen, who
had been invited by members of Parliament to attend a
Synod in London for settling the doctrine, liturgy, and
discipline of the churches. They counselled them not
to cross the Atlantic, till there was a belter prospect.
They were hearkened to, and thus the Colonists came
not to be represented in the Westminster Assembly,
which convened July 1, 1643. f Mr. Peters was un-
able to execute his commission so soon as he wished.
In the mean while, it was his purpose to return hither.
Soon after the communication about the Synod, he ap-
pears to have gone and resided in the western part of
Ireland. Here he preached to Protestants and was
compensated by Parliament. While thus employed,
his sympathy was much excited for many, who were
suffering from a civil war, which had existed between
them and the Catholics. About 1 643, he hastened to Hol-
land, the sphere of his former usefulness and respecta-
bility, to obtain relief for them. J By eloquence, influ-
ence, and activity be collected nearly £30,000. With
this sum, so unusually large, as a charitable benefac-
tion, for that period, he returned, and distributed it
among the miserable, for whom he so magnanimously
acted the part of a good Samaritan. § He came back
to England. He was persuaded by the Earl of War-
wick to prolong his stay. Thus he failed of revisiting
jiis home here, for which he had strong desires, true af-
fection, and kind wishes. — In London he found an un-

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tried channel for liis benevolence. ^ He attended M\\
Chaloner with the precepts and consolations of tiie Gos-
pel, during his confinement and at his execution, for be-
ing concerned in the Waller plot, f 1644, Jan. 2d, he
performed a similar service for Sir John Hotham, who
rendered him ])ul)lic thanks for his attention. J June,
being one of the Chaplains to the forces of Parliament, he
came to London and related to tlie House the military
proceedings of the Earl of Warwick. ^ July, iiishop
Laud, having been condemned for the influence he had
exerted in the civil and ecclesiastical concerns of Eng-
land, Mr. Peters strove to save him. At his request,
a motion was made in the Commons to release the
Bishop and send him to some part of America. His
exertion was ineffectual ; but it fully showed, that
whatever may have been his own suflerings in conse-
quence of Laud's measures, — he had no desire for his
blood as the satisfaction of revenge. (| After the execu-
tion of the Bishop, the Parliament granted Mr. Peters
his private library, valued at £140, which the latter de-
signed for New England. Among the contents of this
Library was a manuscript of the three last books of
Hooker's Ecclesiastical Polity, which had not been
published. Wood, in his Athenoe Oxonienses, charges
Mr. Peters with altering them so as to suit the views
and purposes of Parliament. But Mr. Baxter, of better
information and greater candour on this point, explicitly
states, that they had undergone no such alteration.
1645, April 2d, Mr. Peters preached a Thanksgiving
sermon before Parliament and the Assembly of Divines.
It was entitled, " God's doings and man's duty." Its
occasion was the success of the Parliamentary arms.
It is replete with original, sound, and profitable re-
marks. Though it shows him as a supporter of ration-
al liberty, yet it presents no proof of his rudely tramp-
ling on Royalty, with which he was afterwards charg-

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ed. In one of its dedications to the Lord Mayor and
Aldermen of London, he makes a remark, which shows
that the tide of slander, subsequently overwhelming him,
had commenced its course. The remark is : " How I
have been represented unto you and others by printing
or otherwise shall not fill up this paper." Men, how-
ever worthy, who are eminently active in seasons of
political or religious excitement, — are made a mark for
the shafts of detraction. Candor can judge them by
their real deserts, but not by the clouds of missiles, con-
tinually aimed at them. It is a frailty of human nature,
in such contentions, not to spare where equity requires,
but to prostrate by every possible method. * June
2oth, news reached London that Bridgewater was
stormed, and that Messrs. Peters and Bolles, the sab-
bath before, exhorted the soldiers to do their duty.
July 2t)th, Mr. Peters brought letters from Sir Thomas
Fairfax to the House, and described to them the fall of
Bridgewater. They voted him £100 "for his un-
wearied services." Sept. 9th, he was invited before the
House to describe the siege of Bristol. He pressed
the desire of Sir Thomas Fairfax for more troops.
Oct. 17th, he came to them with dispatches from Crom-
well, concerning the capture of Winchester. They
called on him for a verbal relation of its surrender.
They ordered him £50. 23d, he appeared before

them with information, that Dartmouth was taken.
t Oct. 4th, he and Mr. Weld were recalled from Eng-
land by General Court. As the result shows, they
preferred to tarry there according to their right. Bv
the advice of Mr. Weld, they had appointed other agents
to succeed him and Mr. Peters the fore part of the year.
t 1646, Feb. 28th, Mr. Peters preached in the Market
place of Torrington and persuaded many to favour the
cause of Parliament. He and Mr. J. C. Berry were com-
missioned to treat with the Governor of Plymouth.

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March 21st, he narrated to the House the capture of
St. Maw's fort. They voted £100 to be settled on
him and his heirs from the Earl of Worcester's estate.
July 23d, the town of Worcester, having been taken,
its principal inhabitants received passes of security from
his hands. He desired a promise of them that they
would not " bear arms against Parliament." Aug. 5th,
the Government settled £200 per annum on him, and
Oct. 5th, they grant him £200 more * In this month,
his "vvife arrived at Boston, better of her derangement.
She soon visited Salem, f During this year, Mr.
Peters published the last Reports of the English Wars.
J He with Mr. Winslow prevented the charges made by
non-freemen of Massachusetts against its rulers from
having their intended effect. §1647, June l9th, he had
much conversation with the King at Newmarket. His
Majesty observed to him, that he did not expect to
perceive such solidity in him as he had ; and that he
would have more conversation with him. || This year
he published a pamphlet called " A word for the Army
and two words for the kingdom." Dec, Henry Som-
erset, Marquis of Worcester, died in the custody of
Parliament. Mr. Peters had been active for his relief.
The Marchioness, his wife, gave him a certificate when
about to be tried as a Regicide : It w^as " I do hereby
testify that in all the sufferings of my husband, Mr.
Peters vvas my great friend." Some part of this year,
he addressed the King on the subject of abolishing
Hierarchy, as a means of reconciliation between him and
the Parliament. His Majesty agreed to his proposal,
and signed a treaty to such an import. But it was pre-
vented from being accomplished by the Parliament's
falling under the power of the army. H Near this time,
Sir John Denham ^a ith letters from the Queen gained
access to the King through the khidness of Mr. Peters.
** 1648, March 8th, a letter remarked: "yesterday

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Mr. Peters' presenting the King's petition to the Speak-
er, made many believe, that the King would escape."
* Sept. 7th, he with Messrs. Marshall and Caryl,
was requested to perform religious service before the
House on the succeeding day, which was Fast, f Dec.
20th, he was desired to officiate before the same body,
on the Friday following in St. Margaret's Church.
His performance on this occasion appears to have been
much misrepresented when he was brought to trial.
1649, January, he accompanied the King to London,
who was carried thither as a prisoner. His opponents
afterwards construed his attendance on this occasion,
as triumphing over the fallen monarch, while he evi-
dently did it in kindness. J 20th, Mr. Peters pre-
sented the King's request to the House, that he might
have one of his own chaplains to advise him on some
questions of conscience. Dr. Juxon was accordingly
allowed to be with his Majesty till his execution on the
30th. §21st, Mr. Peters preached before the High
Court, and on the 28th in St. James Chapel. The
sermons he delivered on these days were afterwards
unfavourably exaggerated at the time of his trial.
From the manner, in which the witnesses were en-
couraged by the Court to speak of such sermons, and
from their impression, as royalists, that treason was
in every word and act, which were opposed to the op-
pressive conduct of a King, they must have described
them far from the whole truth. There can be little
doubt but that he spoke freely against the Monarchy
which was above the reach of law. He was no mana-
ger behind the curtain. He strove to embrace no prin-
ciples, which he should be ashamed to declare in the
ears of the world. If in the circumstances, with which
he was surrounded, he should not have expressed him-
self so as to offend the friends of Royalty, — it would
have been extraordinary. Could he have had a fair

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lieaiing, and been allowed to produce v/itiiesses of the
Parliamentary party, his words would not have come
down to us with the distortions, which now disfigure
them. It is granted that he may have drawn con)pari-
sons and let fall epithets, which would bear hard on
the royal cause. * He himself lamented that he had
errors. He however declares, that he did not know-
ingly cherish them, f March 8th, Lord George Gor-
ing was condemned for waging war in favour of the
Crown ; but he was soon reprieved through the inter-
cession of Mr. Peters. 9th, James, Marquis of Ham-
ilton, was executed for contending against Parliament.
Mr. Peters strove to have him spared ; but his compas-
sionate endeavours were fruitless. J Sept. 27th, let-
ters came from Mr. Peters to the Council, which stated
that their fleet had sailed for Ireland. ^ It appears
that he had gone thither with Cromwell. || 27th, the
Council received another communication from him, re-
specting the success of Cromwell's forces. Whitlock
remarks of him, that " he had a Brigade against the
rebels, and came off with honour and victory, and the
like was not expected from him." It may appear
strange to some, that Mr. Peters should have so united
the military with the clerical character. This is the
only time he is known to have stept so far out of his
professional covu'se. True, he had much to do as a re-
porter to Parliament, concerning the operations of their
army and navy. Still his chaplainship kept him from
leading soldiers to battle, with the exception mentioned.
To look at the case properly, we should rellcct, that it
was the custom, when lie acted as a commander, for
Cromwell and his officers to preach and fight. 1[ On
lliis point the Protector wrote to Col. Hacker under
date of Dec. 25th, 1650 : " Truly I think he that prays
and preaches best will fight best. I bless God to see
any in this army able and willing to impart the knowl-

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edge they have for the good of others. I expect it will be
encouraged by all chief officers in this army especially."
Mr. Peters did no more than has been done by others
of his ^Drofession. Clergymen in our own nation have
occasionally headed detachments to repel an enemy,
and have been much applauded for such a manifesta-
tion of their patriotism. The very historians who re-
proached Mr. Peters for the deed under consideration,
praised the Rev. Dr. Walker for defending Londonder-
ry against James II. Dr. Williams, Archbishop of York,
for ably defending Conway castle against the forces of
Parliament, and Chillingworth, the noted Divine, for
bearing arms to support Charles I. and acting as an
engineer at the siege of Gloucester. Let not these re-
marks be understood to plead the expediency of preach-
ers' becoming soldiers ; but to show, that if others are
approved for acting a part similar to the part of Mr.
Peters, his reputation should not be drowned with a
millstone of prejudice, while theirs is crowned with the
commendation of favour. * Returning from Ireland,
Mr. Peters fell dangerously ill. He was left under the
care of Dr. Young ten weeks. This physician was in-
strumental in restoring him. Pie was a staunch royal-
ist. He however pretended to be on the side of Mr.
Peters. Thus he acted as a spy. His own relation
was : " 1 observed in him (Peters) that he had some
secret thoughts, that I could not well discover, neither
well understand ; whereupon I thought it might tend
to my security, that I should so much sympathize with
him to get within him to know his intentions." Capa-
ble of such management, he was a chief witness against
Mr. Peters when on trial. Representations from a per-
son of his cast would not be generally accounted candid
and correct. The bias and purpose of his mind in re-
ference to Mr. Peters, while supposing himself pro-
tected by a friend, were calculated to give him unfa-

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vourable impressions of his sick guest. * 1650, March
25th, Mr. Peters made a proposal to the inhabitants
of Milford about " taking of the Ingagement." lliis
was undoubtedly a declaration of faithfulness to Parlia-
ment, t 1651, he published " A good work for a
good Magistrate." f 1652, Jan. 20th, the Parlia-
ment selected 21 persons to consider the abuses of the
national laws and report accordingly. Mr. Peters was
one of their number. Though he spoke of himself very
modestly as to such an oflice, yet others, capable of
judging, believed him to be sufficient for its duties.
§ May 20th, in a letter to his agents of this town he
says : " I wish you all good, and pray you to sell my
mill house, or what you will that may be parted with."
His agents evidently had difficulty in making his estate
productive enough for paying its taxes. || In the fore
part of 1653, the Dutch, having their navy almost de-
stroyed by the British fleet under Admiral Blake, sent
ambassadors to England for a compromise of differ-
ences. To accomplish their object, the ambassadors
applied for aid to Mr. Peters, who was noted and hon-
oured in their own country. They empowered him to
offer £300,000 for peace. His effort in their behalf was
not then successful. HJulyllth, an intercepted let-
ter of this date for Holland says : " Mr. Peters prays
and preaches for peace. On last Thanksgiving day
he told them, that God Almighty had punished them long-
enough for their sins, especially for their pride, cove-
tousncss, ambition, discord, ingratitude, and unmerciful-
ness to the poor, which are sins, that do reign to some
purpose in this nation." Such a discourse shows Mr.
Peters to have been no time-server even among his best
friends. Sept. 26th, a letter from Holland states : Mr.
" Peters (who I believe is an honest man) doth cor-
respond at Amsterdam with Mrs. Grace Crisp concern-
ing State affairs, which letters are communicated to

* VVitlock. t Life of Peters. J VVitlock. >5 at. Ct. R, || Muiitlilj Repertory. IT Tiiurlof.

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Mr. John Webster, a profest malignant ; great mischief
can be done to the Commonwealth." However the
waiter of this extract disapproved of Mr. Peters' cor-
respondence, lest it should be turned to a bad account,
jet he could not but compliment him with a trait of
character, which eminently belonged to him. Nov.
21st, a letter from Jongestall to Frederic, Count de
Nassau, remarks : " Mr. Peters hath written a letter
to the Queen (of Sweden) by Lord Whetlocke, wherein
he relates the reasons why they put their King to
death, and dissoh^ed this last Parliament." 1654, Feb.
18th, a letter of this date was forwarded to the Com-
missioners of the United Colonies by Mr. Steel, Presi-
dent of the Society for propagating the Gospel among
the Indians of New England. In it he represents Mr.
Peters as being one of a committee to collect funds for
the Society in the Army ; as being doubtful about its
success ; and as not active for its promotion. Mr.
Steel then observes : " We have otherwise charitable
thoughts of Mr. Peters." There is reason to believe,
from Mr. Peters' own declaration and from his readi-
ness for beneficent enterprise, that he sincerely Avished
that the Indians of this country might be evangelized.
Though he mistook in the supposition, that then was
not a suitable time to prosecute so commendable a
work, yet there is no conclusive proof, that he was un-
friendly to its success. * The Dutch, having met with
another naval defeat from the English, renewed their
application to Mr. Peters, that he would intercede for
them so that they might have peace. He accordingly
obtained their wish from Cromwell May 2d. Stubbs,
in his account of the Dutch Avar, had an engraved re-
presentation of the ambassadors, offering their petition
to Hugh Peters, f March 20th, Cromwell appointed a
number of persons to license candidates for the minis-
try. They were called Friers. Mr. Peters was one of

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them. Mr. Baxter relates : " They did abundance of
good to the Church." *July Tith, Roger Williams
wrote to John Winthrop, jr., that he had visited his
father in law, Peters, at his lod^inirs in Whitehall. He
proceeds to observe : ^' His wife lives from him ; not
wholly but much distracted. He tells me he had but
£200 a year, and he allowed her £80 per annum of it.
He told me that his affliction from his wife stirred him
to action abroad, and when success tempted him to
pride, the bitterness of his bosom comforts was a cooler
and a bridle to him." f At the commencement of
1655, Mr. Peters was deeply interested for the relief of
the persecuted Protestants in S\Aitzerland. For the
£38,000 contributed in England and forwarded to them
by CromAA ell, he was an earnest and successful solici-
tor, t Jidy 1, Lockhart writes to Secretary Thurloe :
" Mr. Peters is arrived and hath acquainted me with
some things that he saith your Lordship hath been fully
acquainted with. I shall ])ray that his proposals may
])rosper and be acceptable to all good men." ^ 8th,
Mr. Peters related to the Government what had occur-
red at Mardike and Dunkirk. He had accompanied
Col. Lockhart's forces to the latter place, which had
been lately surrendered by the French to the English.
That officer wrote to Secretary Thurloe under date of
July 8th. Among his remarks he says : " I would not
suffer oiu' worthy friend Mr. Peters to come away from
Dunkirk without a testimony of the great benefits we
have all received from him hi this place." He con-
cludes : " It were superfluous to tell your Lordship the
story of our present condition either as to the civil
government or the works of the soldiery. He (Peters)
who hath studied all these more tlian any I know here,
can certainly give the best account of them." In a P. S.
he stated that Mr. Peters had visited Berg, and con-
versed three or four times with Cardinal Mazarine.

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These interviews were most likely on national affairs.

* 1660, Feb. 6th, news having reached this country,
that Mr. Peters was deceased, Roger Williams wrote
to John Winthrop jr. : " Sir, you were not long since
the son of two noble fathers, Mr. John Winthrop and
Mr. H. Peters. It is said they are both extinguished.
Surely, I did ever, from my soul, honour and love them,
even when their judgments led them to afflict me."
This direct testimony as to Mr. Peters ought to have more
weight than all the epithets of scandal charged upon
him by the mouths and pens of his political foes.

* Oct. loth, Charles II. having come to the throne and
imprisoned Mr. Peters and others, ordered them to be
tried on the charge of compassing the death of his father^
The tribunal before which he stood was plainly j^artial.
The Lord Chief Justice Baron and the Solicitor, treated
him as guilty before his cause was through. Their re-
marks upon him were calculated to mislead the Jury,
who were habitually prejudiced against every anti-
loyalist. They encouraged tlie witnesses to make the
strongest representations, unfavourable to him, from the
impression, that nothing could be too severe for one,
w ho had dared speak and act in opposition to a King.
His accusers weighed him in the balance of royalty,
and described him as greatly wanting. With views of
government, almost entirely different from his, they
would of course testify against him. There was even
an attempt to prove that Mr. Peters beheaded the King
with his own hand. But hy the only witness, whom
he summoned, and who lived with him when Charles I.
w^as put to death, but who was now in the national
service, he showed that he was confined to his bed with
sickness the very hours before, at, and after his Majes-
ty's execution. When inquired of if he heard an accu-
sation against him, he answered : " Some part 1 did,
but it is impossible for me to bear down many witnesses.

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Indeed, my Lord, 1 say this, they are murvehushj un-
charitablc, and speak many false things.'''' Taking
into consideration all the circumstances of his trial,
there is cause to believe, that he acted Avith as upright
motives in taking side with Parliament, as the best of
our country's patriots did in the Revolution. The
same Court which were inveterate against him,
would have been equally so against them, ii" held in
their day, and ])ossessing authority over them. His
opinions of civil liberty were essentially the same w'nh
those of the most eminent men in Massachusetts and
other colonics, who were his cotemporaries. But here
a question presents itself, about which there have been
various im])ressions. It is : — Was he innncdiately con-
cerned in the King's execution ? In looking over the
course he pursued, there is cause to answer negatively.
Consider how earnest and unwearied he was to save
the condemned friends of his Majesty. Reflect how
he strove to bring about a reconciliation between him
and Parliament, and which would have been effected,
liad not the army prevented his benevolent purj)ose.
Think how^ he petitioned for his life to Parliament, af-
ter a motion had been made in this body for bringing
him to the block. Take into view his own words : " 1
had so much respect to his Majesty, particularly at
Windsor, that I propounded to his Majesty my own
thoughts three ways to prevent himself from danger,
w hich were good as he was pleased to think, though
they did not succeed." Especially take into the ac-
count what he wrote, in the advice he left for his daugh-
ter, when no misrepresentation could benefit him, and
death was to be his speedy portion : " I never had hand
in contriving or acting his (the King's) death, as I am
scandalized, but the contrary. I was never in any ca-
bal. I hated it, thinking all governments should lie
open to all." * He was neither of the 70 commission-

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ers, appoiMted to try his Majesty, nor of the 59 who
signed his death warrant. Dr. Barwick asserts, that
the charge of being a Regicide could not be proved
against him. Oldmixon, in his impartial history of the
Stuarts, declares, that Mr. Peters " was not at all con-
cerned in the King's death." These considerations are
enough to convince every impartial mind, that he had
no concern in taking away the life of Charles I. The
Chief Baron remarked to him, that were he innocent as
to his Majesty's death yet his siding with Parliament,
was enough to bring him in guilty as a traitor. This
was evidently the most, which could with justice be
charged upon him. Had he taken the stand of Milton,
the immortal poet, who wrote to justify the execution
of Charles I., there would have been greater propriety
in his being regarded as a regicide, than there really is.
As to the part which he did act, he felt himself as much
justified, as our fathers did when declaring themselves
opposed to George II. In reference to it, he remarks :
* " I confess I did what I did strenuously ; w^as ncAcr
angry with any for being of the King's party ; and
thought the authority of Parliament lawful." In such
openness and energy he was careful to avoid extremes.
He observes, with respect to his friend, Lord Grey : " I
advised him against the spirit of levelling.'^'' But not-
withstanding his case was as here represented, verdict
was brought in for his condemnation. The account of
his trial shows, that he was candid to acknowledge
what he had done and deny what he had not. It ex-
hibits him as possessing a dignity and heroism, founded
on religious principle, which raised him above the jiur-
poses and misrepresentation of opponents, though sub-
jecting him to the death of the body. The next day,
being Sabbath, after sentence was pronounced on him,
he preached to his associates in suffering in Newgate
Chapel. His text was 42d Psalm, 1 1 verse. The doc-

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trine drawn from it was : " The best of God's people
are apt to be desponding." The substance of his dis-
course indicates, that piety was his source of consola-
tion and support. While confined in the Tower, he
had written advice to his daughter, which was delivered
to her a short time before his execution. This little
book contains much good sense, sound religion, and
beneficial counsel. Wherein it differs from the style of
the present age, it mainly agreed with the style of its
own age. A night or two before he sufiered, two
clergymen, rc})orted to have been chaplains of Charles
II., waited on iiim, and encouraged him to confess that
he had done wrong in advocating the cause of Parlia-
ment, by the offer of pardon. But he replied, that he
could make no such recantation. On the 16th he was
drawn upon a sledge to Charing Cross, and placed so
as to see the execution of his worthy friend, Mr. Cook,
Solicitor General. While there a person came and re-
viled him with compassing the King's death. He an-
swered : " Friend, you do not well to trample on a dy-
ing man ; you are greatly mistaken ; I had nothing to
do in the death of the King." When Mr. Cook was
taken down and about to be quartered, the sheriff
brought Mr. Peters to look at him. The hangman
rubbed his bloody hands before him and asked : " How
do you like tliis Mr. Peters ?" He firmly replied :
" Thank God, I am not terrified ; do your worst." He
bent a piece of gold, and desired a byestander to carry
it to his daughter and inform her that he was at peace
and should be with God before it reached her. When on
the ladder he observed to the executioner ; " You meant
to terrify me by the slaughter of one servant of God ;
but it has been divinely ordered for mine encourage-
ment." When about to die, he said : " Ihis is a good
day ; He is come, that I have long looked for, and I
shall be with him in glory," and " so smiled ^^ hen he
went awav." His body was quartered, and his head

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placed on London Bridge. Thus died Hugh Peters,
aged 61. Speaking of him and his companions in suf-
fering , Goldsmith observes : " They bore the scorn of
the multitude and the cruelty of the executioner not
simply \vith fortitude, but with the spirit and confidence
of Martyrs, who suffered for having done their duty." —
Here it becomes us to examine, in a short compass, the
general character of Hugh Peters. Will it shine bright-
er, the harder it is rubbed by the hand of truth ? It
will. True, it has been greatly tarnished by historians,
who wished to find it blackened, because they regarded
Charles I. as the Counsellors of Cambyses did him,^
when they said : " Though there be a written law, the
Persian Kings may do what they please." Let his
reputation be brought into contact with facts and cor-
rect principles, and there is no need to fear, that it will
suffer. Look at him from his youth to his tragic end.
The threadbare story of his being whipped and expelled-
from College is absolutely disproved by his having taken
two degrees at regular intervals. The report of his
having been a Stage Player has no coinitenance from
his pursuits, which can be traced from his early days to
the close of his life. When in the Tower he was ac-
cused of unchastity. To a friend, conversing with him
on such a charge, he said with every appearance of
truth, that he blessed the Lord, he was whoDy clear
from every iniquity of this kind. The single reflection
that while in England, Holland, America and Ireland
he was beloved by the best of men ; that for nearly 19
years he was highly esteemed by the Parliamentary and
Cromwell administrations, which, however charged
with fanaticism, were careful to encourage no vicious
person, shows that he must have been a man of more
than common integrity. As to the strictures, made on
hjin for declining the office of collector for missionary
funds, and acting as a Brigade General on one occasion,
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good a footing as others are, who have acted similarly
and still are remembered with esteem. There certain-
ly can be no sufficient folly and crime in them to over-
shadow the light of his good name. Even in our own
land he has been considered by worthy men as fiery,
cruel, weak, and ignorant. If the first trait means,
that he was unusually passionate and rash, it finds no
authority from his real actions. As to the second, it is
equally unsupported. In genuine, active and untiring
benevolence to those of other parties and other nations,
as well as his own, he stood pre-eminent. To pro-
nounce such a person weak and ignorant, who was
greatly esteemed by some of the most worthy on both
sides of the Atlantic, who had great opportunities for
improving his mind, who was closely allied in friend-
ship with superior scholars, and long entrusted with of-
fices, requiring extensive knowledge, prudence, and
abilities, is contrary to past experience, and to what
any would suppose, who deliberately examined his life.
Such charges can only be accounted for on the supposi-
tion, that they were set down with the memory fixed
on the mistatcmcnts of his adversaries, and not on his
real character. In his domestic relations, he was
worthy of imitation. In his clerical connexions, he
was faithful, able, eloquent, affectionate, and successful.
Speaking of his labours in Salem, he observes : " " 1
had a flock to whom I was ordained, who were worthy
of my life and labours." In his social concerns, public
good was a chief object of his wishes, plans, purposes
and endeavours. On this subject he remarks : f " I
looked after three things. One was that there might
be sound religion. The second was, that learning and
laws might be maintained. The third that the poor
might becarcd for. I must confess that I have spent
much of my time in these things." On an impartial
review of the preceding facts and remarks, there is

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reason to acknowledge that the character of Mr. Hugh
Peters stands forth in the bold relief of excellence.
There is no intention to assert, that it is perfect in every
minute proportion, and beautiful in every tint. This
would be to claim more for him than falls to the lot of
mortals. But there is a sincere belief, that he was as
far removed from faults, and possessed as many virtues,
as the most of his day, whose reputation we cherish
with more than ordinary respect and esteem. The
tribute rendered to these, should not be withheld from
him. — -As to his person, he was above the common
stature, thin, erect and muscular. His countenance
was open, energetic, independent, benevolent and strik-
ing. His miniature likeness appears, according to the
custom of his age, with a grown beard on the upper
lip, and part of one on the chin. He left a second
wife and a daughter in London, who soon came to Mas-
sachusetts. They were kindly received by his brother
William, in Boston. The former lived to an advanced
age. The latter was married to a respectable gentle-
man of Newport, R. I. He also had a daughter who
was married to Gov. Winthrop of Connecticut. He
had another brother Thomas, who was in the ministry
and *commenced a Plantation, 1646, with his son in
law Winthrop, at Pequod River.

t Sept. 2d. Thanksgiving was observed for the suc-
cess of Parliament. J This body had so taken their
measures as to gain concessons from the King in refer-
ence to an amendment of his past policy. They were
resisted by a party, called Cavaliers, who were faithful
to him ; and who designated his opposers by the epithet,
Round-heads, because they wore short cropt hair.

§Oct. 7th. General Court assembles. Messrs. Down-
ing and Hathorne were deputies. The court request
(;very town to have one of its inhabitants write Capt.
Gibbons by the 21st, how much wheat can be ready by

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March 1st, as an adventure to England for purchasing
needed commodities. With respect to this subject, they
remark, that wheat was likely to become the staple
commodity of Massachusetts. They forbid it to be used
in bread or malt. They probably took such a step to
secure a load for the ship of Capt. Gibbons. They
issue strict orders for vessels to be built with proper
form, materials and faithfulness. They appoint Messrs.
Endicott, Downing and Hathorne to " dispose of all
lands and other things at Cape Ann." Nov. 4th.
The Court appoint a day of fasting for the necessities
of the Colony and the perils of England. They agree
that a proposition for Deputies to be chosen annually,
should be laid before the freemen of every town. In
connexion with this matter remarks were made, which
show, that there were certainly three Regiments. Un-
der date of May Glh, 1639, Winthrop records, " hco
Regiments in tlse Bay were mustered at Boston, to
the number of 1000 soldiers." Refering to this
statement, the American xAnnals give an incorrect
impression, that there were only such a number of re-
iriments and soldiers in all Massachusetts. The mis-
take appears to have arisen from supposing, that the
phrase, " in the Bay," comprised all parts of the Colony,
when in fact, it excluded the towns in Essex. There
can be little doubt but that the military forces of
Massachusetts, were, at least, one third more than stated
in those valuable Annals. The Court designate the
Governor and William Hathorne to obtain of Mr. Ward
a copy of Liberties and Capital Laws, in order that
they might be laid before every town. They voted
" that if the town of Salem lend the Glass men £30,
they shall be allowed it again out of their next rate.
And the Glass men to repay it, if the work succeed,
when they are able." It seems from this, and several
references in the Town Records, that a Factory for
glass had been set up in this place. The Court author-

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ize Messrs. Eiidicott, Downing and Hathorne, to get
1 9 copies of the Laws, Liberties, and Forms of Oaths,
written off, and to subscribe them with their own hands ;
and resolved that no copies should be authentic, which
w^erc without the signature of those three. They re-
quire the copies to be prepared in six weeks, and the
constable of every town to pay 10s. for one of them.
They appoint Ralph Fogg to grant summons and at-
tachments in civil actions for Salem. * Dec, To
save the Colony expense in civil actions, the General
Court order that either the plaintiff or defendant shall
pay costs, as he shall be in fault. They leave it op-
tional with each town about sending one Deputy next
session. They dismiss William Hathorne till they
should request his presence, f A censure of this sort
seems to have been occasioned by his proposing to
other Deputies the expediency " of leaving out two of
their most ancient Magistrates." This proposition was
severely handled by Mr. Cotton the next lecture da}'.

About this time, John Woodbury died. He was one
of the first settlers. He left the world in the course of
usefulness. Hubbard informs us, that before Mr. En-
dicott's arrival, he went as agent to England for sup-
plies. He seems to have returned soon. Jan. 4th,
1636, the town granted him 200 acres of land on Bass
River, where he took up his residence. He was con-
tinually selected to transact business for the town, as
selectman, surveyor, and in other capacities. He serv-
ed several sessions as Deputy. He was on committees
of the Colony. He and his wife Agnes were both
members of the First Church. The Planters Marsh, by
Shallop Cove, is supposed to have been so called after
him and his associates. From the active part he took
in the settlement and transactions of the Colony, Mr.
Woodbury was an energetic, faithful and worthy man.
He lived to see that his perils, sufferings, and toils had

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contributed to prepare a refuge for his countrymen.
Though his deeds are not gilded with the splendor of
false estimation, yet, for their object and results, they
deserve our sincere regard and approbation.

1642.

* April 14th. A Fast was observed for difficulties
in England and Ireland and the necessities of the
Colony.

t May 2d. A fine of 20s. was to be imposed on all
who cut trees, within this town, except on their own
land, and for buildings, fences, or ships.

t 18th. General Court of Elections meet. They
choose Mr. Endicott Deput}' Governor. Messrs. Hath-
orne and Batter were deputies.

^ One Fairfield, for aggravated unchastity, was sen-
tenced to be severely whipped at Boston and Salem ;
to have his nostrils slit and seared ; to wear a halter
visibly about his neck for life ; and to be scourged and
fined every time he should be seen without it ; and be
confined at Boston neck on pain of death, if attempting
to escape. Some years afterwards, he and his w'lie
and children were permitted to leave the Colony.

II June l4th. General Court order that the Select-
men of each Town oversee the parents and masters, who
fail to take suitable care of their families and property ;
and have the children of such persons instructed and
employed in working on hemp and flax. They appoint
Mr. Batter on a committee to lay a tax of £800. Sa-
lem stood third and was assessed £75. The Court
designate the 20th of July as a Fast for the difficulties
of the colonies, foul sins broken out among the people,
and distractions of England, Ireland, Holland and other
kingdoms of Europe. As preparation for foes, they
require every town to have one large or several small
houses prepared within 6 months for the manufacture

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of salt petre. They enact, that a Book, introduced to
members of their body last session by Wm. Hathorne,
written by Richard Saltonstall, and containing arguments
against the Standing Council, should be submitted to the
Elders for advice. They require each town to send
one or two delegates to Salem the 4th of February, for
nominating Magistrates to be chosen next Court of
Elections.

* Aug. The profit on merchandize from London to
Massachusetts was 16 per. cent.

t Sept. 8th. General Court sits. Messrs. Hathorne
and Batter were Deputies. As they understood that
there was a conspiracy among the Indians against the
colonies, they pass an order to seize the powder and
arms of those, who traded with the Indians. They en-
act that soldiers, disobeying their officers, shall not only
be fined, but also be set in the bilboes, or slocks, or be
whipped. In view of the continual dangers to which
the people were exposed from Indian plots, they make
regulations as to alarms, and order " that every town
provide a sufficient place for retreat for their wives and
children to repair to as likewise to keep safe the ammu-
nition thereof;" that arms be repaired and watches
kept from sun set to sun rise. They grant four barrels
of powder to Salem. They set wheat and barley at
4s., rye and peas 3s. 4d., and Indian corn 2s. 6d. a
bushel, for rates. They clear Mr, Hathorne from furth-
er accountability for introducing Mr. SaltonstalFs book.
Mr. Norris of this place wrote against it, and vindicated
the continuance of the Standing Council. The Court
say as " oft occasions of trading with the Hollanders at
Dutch plantations, the Holland ducatoon at three guil-
ders shall pass current at 6s. ; rix dollars at 2 1-2, guil-
ders at 5s. and the rial of 8 at 5s." They designate Mr.
Garford to see that each family or several families to-
gether in Salem make salt petre at a fair price for pub-

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lie use. They constitute Mr. Endicott and other Mag-
istrates, with the teaching Elders of the six next ad-
joining towns, the Corporation of Harvard College.
They raise a committee to meet in Salem the 3d of
January to nominate Magistrates. They appoint the
Magistrates and Deputies in and around Boston as a
committee to treat with similar bodies from Plymouth,
New-Haven, and Connecticut, on the subject of com-
bining against the Indians. * The Deputies, contrary
to custom and wishes of the Magistrates, chose Mr.
Rogers of Rowley to preach the Election sermon. An
alarm reached this place that the Indians were near
Boston. It proved false. On the first of this month
the Magistrates had ordered the Indians in the Colony
to be disarmed.

Sept. 22d. Fast was appointed because of conten-
tion between the King and Parliament, and plots of the
Indians. So gloomy were the prospects of the country
at this time, many sought other abodes. Some went
to the Dutch on Long Island, and others to the West-
Indies and England. John Humphrey, who had been
a magistrate, and f had united with the Church here
Jan. 16th, 1638, was among them. He embarked for
England.

jOct. 9th. Among the first class of graduates from
Cambridge College, was George, the son of Emanuel
Downing. He had been fitted for College by Rev.
John Fisk.

^ At this date a vessel of 200 tons, which had been
built here during the Summer, appears to have sailed
with pipe staves and other commodities for Fayal.

18th. The Elders of this and other towns convened
at Ipswich, with reference to Mr. Saltonstall's book.
They decided, that it deserved no censure as ill timed,
or hurtful, but well intended.

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Dec. 1 2th. News arrived, that a civil war had com-
menced between the King and Parliament.

*In the course of this joar, Mr. John Fisk moved to
^non, a part of this place, but afterwards Wenham
He gathered a church, which, on a second trial, were
regularly constituted Oct. 8th, 1644. He had a salary
not above £40. He gave the congregation ten acres
ol land. In 16o6, he removed to Chelmsford with a
majority of his church, f There he was active as a
preacher and physician. At the earnest request of his
people, he wrote a Catechism for their children. 1671
leb. 14th, he was called to part with an excellent
wite, to whom he had been married in England So
great was her acquaintance with the Bible'', she was
called " the Concordance." He was remarried to Mrs
H^lizabeth Hinchman, the widow of his early friend and
countryman, in 1672. After being the guide of his
last Congregation for twenty years, he was called to
rest from his labours, Jan. 14th, 1676, aged about 75.
Gen. John Fisk, or Salem, was his -reat grandson. He
not only seemed, but was an ornament of the relio-ion
he taught. *

1643.

§ 27th As the General Court had lent £8 to the
poor of Salem, ,t promised to refund the sum "he
next Indian corn harvest." 27th. The boundaries
weie agreed on by committees between Salem and Ip-
w' H ^l"°",°}^f committee for the latter toun wi.

TmJZ 'r'^''' f'r"" -^'--England historian. ^
II ivia> Jd. General Court assembles. Mr Fndi

ome and Edmund Batter were deputies. Dispatches
from Parliament gave the Court welcome information'

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that Colonial vessels might trade with England free of
duties. This liberal policy had its intended effect to
Avin the Colonists over to the side of Parliament. The
Court choose William Hathorne on a committee of six
to meet similar bodies from New-Haven, Connecticut
and Plymouth. * The two first and Massachusetts
adopted articles of confederation the 19th. Plymouth
did the same Sept. 7th. f Rhode Island was not ad-
mitted, because she declined to come under the juris-
diction of Plymouth. They which joined in the con-
federacy were called United Colonies of New-England.
They imitated the Union among the Dutch Provinces
in Europe. They were to have their individual juris-
dictions distinct and entire. In all matters, whether in
peace or war, which related to their general good, they
agreed to be governed by the decision of the majority
of the commissioners, whom they should choose. Such
a coalition had been agitated five years before. It
proved useful. It continued till 1686. J The Court
require each town to give an account of its males from
16 to 60, commencing the first of August. They order
churches to deal with their members who neglect to
become freemen. They order that military ofiicers in
each town, shall designate the arms, which must be
brought to the house of worship on the Sabbath or other
seasons of meeting. They grant Enon to be separated
from Salem, be called Wenham, and privileged to
send a Deputy. They divide Massachusetts into four
shires or counties instead of three. The new county,
they called Norfolk, which ^vas taken from Essex, and
comprised Salisbury, Hampton, Haverhill, Exeter,
Dover, Strawberry Bank or Portsmouth. Salisbury
became the chief town of Norfolk at the General Court,
commencing May 2d, 1649. The towns still consti-
tuting Essex were Salem, Lynn, Wenham, Ipswich,
Rowley, Newbury, Gloucester, and Chochichawick or

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Andover. The two other counties were Middlesex and
Suffolk. The Court appoint June 1st, as a day of
humiliation for the sad condition of England. Mem-
bers of the Court and the Elders were desired to give
their views about the negative vote, which was confirm-
ed in 1634. Such a vote was exercised by the magis-
trates with respect to a case, concerning aeow, in 1636.
The consequence was, that by this year the whole Co-
lony was in a ferment. The deputies and people were
earnest for the negative voice of the magistrates to be
done away. Those in opposition to them contended,
that if they gained their object, the government would
become a democracy. To allay the violence of public
feeling, the opinion of such, as have been mentioned,
was requested. The Court decided, that this part of
the Magistrate's oath, " You shall bear true faith and
allegiance to our Sovereign Lord, King Charles," should
be omitted. The cause assigned, for such a conclusion
was, that Charles " had violated the privileges of Par-
liament and made war upon them, and thereby had
lost much of his kingdom and many of his subjects."
This shows that Massachusetts and Parliament harmo-
nized in political views. It was, however, to be visit-
ed with the scourge of restored Royalty. The Court
order, that in the election of Assistants, Indian Beans
should be used instead of paper, the white to be affir-
mative and the black negative votes. Among articles
for general defence, they require the '•'■ pike and cors-
let.^^ They receive a proposal for the choice of Depu-
ties once a year. They renew liberty to settle a vil-
lage near Ipswich, as granted Sept. 4th, 1639. They
make the grant to Messrs. Endicott, Bradstreet, Sy-
monds, Whittingham, William Pain, Robert Pain and
others, both of Salem and Ipswich. The village was
undoubtedly Topsfield. By remarks, in connexion
with the grant, it appears that preaching had been
maintained there for two years. The Court assent

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that regulations about planting, sowing and " feeding
com fields," sliall be amended. They require deputies
from Essex and Norfolk, to assemble in Salem to agree
on a Serjeant Major General of Massachusetts, and
a Serjeant Major for every " Shire or Regiment," and
report to the freemen of their respective towns. They
order a similar step to be taken in the other two coun-
ties. The officers mentioned, were to be chosen at the
Court of Elections.

*Junc 12th. Lady Deborah Moody, who had pur-
chased Mr. Humphrey's plantation, was admonished
by the Church here, (f of which she became a member
A])ril 5th, 1640,) for denying infant baptism. She
held to her opinion. To avoid further difficulty she
moved to the Dutch on Long Island, where she exerted
considerable influence. She was afterwards excommu-
nicated by the Salem Church. Many others, embrac-
ing her ideas on baptism, removed from the Colony and
followed her.

t l9th. Mr. EndicoU wrote to Gov. Winthrop, that
it was well for La Tour to receive no public aid, until
he had cleared up the matter of capturing the pinnace
and goods of Mr. Allerton ; and that the men with him
ought not to examine the fortifications, as they had
done. After July 14th, when the principal men of
Ipswich wrote so as to grieve Gov. Winthrop, because
he was in favoiu" of assisting La Tour, for the object
of weakening D'Aulnay, Mr. Endicott sent him a con-
solatory letter ; and in it excuses himself from " com-
inir to Boston about the Dutch business." This busi-
ness appears to have been in reference to an answer,
which VVm. Kieft, the Dutch Governor, requested
about some persons from New-Haven, with whom he
had difficulty.

^ Sept. 4th. Fifty Elders and some ruling Elders
assemble at Cambridge. Thev sat in the Collesre.

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*^' [1643

Their chief object was to prevent the introduction of
Presbyterianism, esjoecially at Newbury.

* Oct. 9th. At General Towne Meeting — " It is
agreed that Jno. Moore shall have 1-2 peck of corne
from every family, and all such as are at their own
homes, and such as are better able to bestow more ac-
cording as God shall enable them. And that Mr. Gar-
ford, Mr. Gardner, Thos. Edwards and Hen. Bartholo-
mew, shall receive it here in towne, and Jno. Balch for
the Basse river, and Wm. Woodbury for the Mackerel
Cove, and Capt. Trask to receive it from the farmers ;
and all of them to bring in the names of such as have
paid and what they have paid, and the corne to be
brought in within six weeks ; and Mr. Batchelder for
Enon."

t Nov. od. Samuel Gorton and eight of his follow-
ers, who had been brought from their territory near
Providence, were condemned for alleged errors of be-
lief and conduct. They were to wear irons, work,
and be confined in different towns. If propagating
their doctrines or attempting to escape, they were to
suffer death. Francis Weston, formerly of this place,
was among them. He was confined at Dorchester.
Randal Holden, another of them, w^as confined in this
town. As they were found to spread their opinions,
they were allowed, March 7th, 1644, to leave the Co-
lony in fourteen days. J Sept. 13, 1646, they came
from England, and, by an order from Parliament, were
permitted to pass through Massachusetts, and resume
their former estates.

^ About the date of their trial, a Lucy Peas, of Sa-
lem, was arraigned before the General Court, on the
charge of having embraced the sentiments of Gorton.
She renounced them and was dismissed.

II Dec. 1st. Mr. Endicott wa-ote to Gov. Winthrop,
about the exertions he had made to bring Mr. Griffin's

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men, who were at work on a vessel at Cape Ann, to
justice, for immoral conduct. He staled, that he had
written to the Rev. Mr. Blinman of that place, on the
subject. Among his remarks, he says — " I want much
to hear from your son's iron and steel." These articles
he was ex[)ecting, most probably, from factories of a
company, mentioned in the Colony Records, March 7th,
1644, as endowed with great privileges and evidently
headed by John Winthrop, jun.

1644.
* January. " The sca\ en men chosen for the yearc
ensuinge," were John Endicott, William Hathornc,
William Lord, Jeffrey Massey, Peter Palfrey, Thomas
Gardner, Henry Bartholomew. They agree, that if
any one of them be absent from their meetings, without
good excuse, he shall pay 4s.

t March 7th. General Court convenes. Messrs.
Downing and Hathornc were Deputies. The Court
agree that the Magistrates and Deputies shall have ses-
sions apart ; that each body may present its bills and
orders to the other ; that an act of one, dissented to by
the other, shall be void ; and that if a bill be accepted
by both it shall be engrossed, and, on the last day of
the session, be read deliberately and receive a full con-
currence. They allow Marblehead to fortify itself, and
grant it two guns and ammunition.

X 25th. Every inhabitant is required to provide him-
self with a house ladder. About this date, " it is or-
dered that whosoever shall take any wolfe by trapes or
falls, within the lymits of Salem, shall have for every
such wolfe so taken, 30s. ; and for every wolfe, that is
killed by gunncs or pceces, there shall be 15s. paid."
30th. The votes for Sergeant Major of the County
were ordered to be forwarded for Ipswich.

^May 29th. General Court sits. Mr. Endicott

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^^^ [1644

was chosen Governor. Messrs. Hathorne and Down-
ing were Deputies. William Hathorne was elected
Speaker of the Deputies. Such an office appears to
have now commenced. The Legislature appoint
Messrs. Downing and Hathorne, of this place, and Ro-
bert Bridges, of Lynn, associates for the Quarterly
Court. They choose, as successors to Messrs. Win-
throp and Dudley, Messrs. Bradstreet and Hathorne,
commissioners, to meet with those of the other Colo-
nies, at Hartford, 5th of September. As divisions were
taking place in reference to the King and Parliament,
the Court state, that the Parliament were only " against
the malignant papists and delinquents," of England,
but not the King, and, therefore, they forbid any to de-
clare themselves for the King against the Parliament.
* There was a strong party among the Deputies to
make Essex the seat of government, instead of Suffolk.
They were defeated by the Assistants. The Deputies
exerted themselves to choose a Board for transacting
public business in the recess of General Court, and
thus assign to them the duties, which had been per-
formed by the Magistrates. But in this they were
also foiled.

About June 1st, an adjourned meeting of Magis-
trates and Elders took place in Salem, in reference to
La Tour. They were much disposed to favour him ;
but concluded to request some explanations of his rival
D'Aulnay, before they should decide. There are few
more romantic portions of history than that which re-
lates the enmity, stratagems, combats and adventures
of these two French chiefs Another case of general
interest before the Magistrates and Elders, was the
capture of a vessel, in Boston harbour, from Bristol, a
port in favour of the King, by Capt. Stagg, in a ship
of 24 guns, from London, commissioned by Parliament.
A majority of them decided that he might retain his

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prize. They pass sentence of death on one Franklin,
of Koxbury, for being the means of a charity boy's
death, who had come from England last year. He
was executed, though he had his case, at a previous
trial, put over till another Quarter Court of Assistants.

28th. At a special General Court, measures were
adopted to lessen the perilous misunderstanding, which
existed between the Magistrates and Deputies, about
the former's right to act as they had done in Colonial
afiairs, when the latter were not in session.

*July 7th. "Ordered, that twoe be appointed ev-
ery Lord's day to walk forth in time of God's wor-
shippe, to take notice of such as either he about the
meeting house, without attending to the \\ ord or ordin-
ances, or that lye at home or in the fields without giv-
ing good account thereof, and to take the names of such
])ersons, and to present them to the magistrate, a\ hereby
they may be accordingly proceeded against."

t Aug. 27th. An order was issued that the house,
formerly occupied by Mr. Skelton, should be taken
down, lest it should fall on the children and cattle.
Joseph Belknaj) wixs presented for not permitting his
child to be baptized, and ordered to be imprisoned in
Boston. The same person, Nov. 30th, iGol, was pre-
sented for leaving the meeting house in time of baptism.

t Sept. 30th. " Ordered that a note be published on
next Lecture day, that such as have children to be
kept at school ^^ ould bring in their names and what
they will give for one whole year, and also that if any
poore body hath children or a childe, to be put to
schoole, and not able to pay for their schooling, that
the towne will pay it by a rate."

^ Oct. 13th. Richard Davenport was chosen com-
mander of the Castle in Boston Harbour. His com-
mission was made out by General Court, July, 1645.
30th. General Court made Salem the shire town of

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"'^ [1644

Essex. They order the County Courts to have the
Indians taught the knowledge and worship of God and to
be civilized. They pass a law against the Anabaptists,
which required them to be banished, unless thoy re-
nounced their opinions. *The Assistants had enacted
a similar law previously, t As suggested by the Com-
missioners of the United Colonies, the Court request
the Deputies and Elders to use their influence, that
every family allow one peck of corn or 12d. in money, or
other commodity, to be sent into the Treasurer of Cam-
bridge College, or where in Boston or Charlestown, he
shall appoint. Salem, being one of the twelve towns,
w^hich had not received their share of Mr. Andrews'
donation, the Court order for it £5 or a cow. They
require that Mr. Dow ning be credited for money paid
into the Treasury, and that he give an account of
the children taken into the ship and their names, and
also where they were landed and to whom they were
delivered. It appears by this, that he was agent for
the benevolent individuals of London, | who in 1643
sent over twenty poor children and were going to trans-
port more by means of money contributed for such a
purpose. ^ He was appointed to obtain charges from
England against Thomas Morton, who had returned to
Massachusetts, and been tried for his conduct while
absent. This person was imprisoned about a year,
fined £100, which he was unable to pay, and then re-
leased. He went to Agamenticus in Maine, and there
died in obscurity. Replies from the Elders to questions
about the power of Magistrates and Deputies, were
read before the Court. They were approved. They
became a means of ceilming the violence of animosity,
which had prevailed, and of affording to the govern-
ment greater dcfiniteness and strength.

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1645.

*Feb. 3d. Commoners were raised concerning the
ground and marsh on Winter Island. " Ordered and
agreed, that all such as God firres up their hearts to
contribute to the advancement of learning, for the maiu-
tajning of poore skollers at the Colledge, at Cam-
bridge, that they bringe into Mr. Price, within one
month, what they please to give, and to enter their
names with Mr. Fogge, and what they give or contri-
bute." Salem gave land in Marblehead to aid the
College.

t April. Mr. Downing, being in England and his
family at meeting on the Sabbath, had a house and its
contents consumed. This building was on his farm.
The loss was £200.

t 7th. Wm. Clark chosen to keep the Tov/n Ordi-
nary.

^ 13th. Governor and Assistants received intelli-
gence, that D'Aulnay had taken a vessel from this
place, commanded by Joseph Grafton, because she was
bound with provisions to the fort of La Tour ; that he
had turned her crew upon an Island, kept them there
ten days, when the snow was deep, destitute of lire,
and only covered with an old wigwam ; that he then
sent them away in a shallop, without gun or compass.
The next day, after leaving the Island, they were pur-
sued by hostile Indians. The Governor and Assist-
ants sent a request to D'Aulnay to give up the vessel
and cargo. 1 hey agreed to relinquish Mr. Norris from
])reaching the Election sermon, lest greater difficulty
should be made betv. een them and the Dejouties, who
had chosen Mr. Norton for such a service. They
concluded to give up their negative voice, on condition
that the Dej)uties did not exceed them in number, and
that the Deputies were " prime men of the country."
This matter was laid before the towns. It was rejcct-

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*^^ [1645

ed by most of them. An objection of the Magistrates
to the present number of Deputies was, that they use-
lessly prolonged the General Courts, and had made the
public expense for one session over £200.

* May 3d. General Court assemble. Mr. Endicott
was succeeded as Governor by Mr. Dudley. He was
chosen an Assistant and Serjeant Major General of the
Colony. William Hathorne and Henry Bartholomew
were Deputies. The Court order, that youth, from 10
to 16 years old, shall be trained by an officer of each
company on muster days, in the use of small guns, half
pikes, and also of boivs and arrows, lest the Colony
should be destitute of powder. They invited individ-
uals of every town to purchase shares in an Iron Work
Company, commenced two years before with funds
from England, brought over by John Winthrop, jun.
They enact, that any person, making and publishing
false reports, shall be fined 10s. or put in the stocks;
and for the second offence have the fine doubled or be
whipped. As woollen cloth was scarce on account of the
European wars, and many had suffered for want of it,
the Court require each town to preserve and increase
its sheep ; and that friends of the Colony, who should
be coming from England, be written to, and desired to
bring over all the sheep they could. For tonnage or
anchorage of foreign vessels, they assess 6d. a ton.
Winthrop tells us, that this regulation was soon altered,
as to vessels under the Parliament's flag, because they
had taken all imposts from the Colony's vessels. The
Court allow Jeffrey's Creek to be called Manchester.
They raised County committees for drawing up a body
of law s and presentingthem for consideration next ses-
sion. The Essex committee were six, of whom was
William Hathorne. The Court chose six commission-
ers to see about " the French business." Mr. Hath-
oine was one of them. The Court received a petition

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from Messrs. Eiidicott, Hathorne, Lothrop, Dixv and
Clark, of this town, and others of Lynn, to form a
company for promotmg the " military art." They
were similarly petitioned from other towns. They laid
a rate of £616 15. Salem's part was £45, and it
stood fourth. They allow the tax to be paid in cattle,
beaver, money, or wheat at 4s., barley 4s6. rye and
peas 3s6, corn 2s8 a bushel. It appears from their
records, that Mr. Endicott's salary, as Governor, for the
last year was £100.

^ About this time, as there was more encouragement
abroad than at home for young men of education, Fran-
cis, son of Mr. Higginson, and George, son of Mr.
Downing, leave Salem. The former, f who had united
with the Church here, April 14th, 1639, J went to
England, Holland, East Indies, and thence back to
Europe. He settled as minister at Kirby Steven, of
England. The latter person, who was born in London,
and about 20, departed by way of Newfoundland, to
several ports in the West-Indies. After preaching in
these places and receiving several calls, he went to
England ; there he was soon employed as chaplain to
the regiment of Col. Okey. Entering on a career, at-
tended with many circumstances to try his talents,
attainments and principles, George Downing may re-
ceive the following notice. ^ 1653, Sept., he W'as
Commissary General. 1654, he was married to Miss
Howard, of very honourable connexions. 1655, Aug.
as Secretary to John Thurloe, who was Secretary to
Cromwell, he visited the French King on public busi-
ness and communicated his instructions in Latin.
1656, he was a member of Parliament from Scotland.
Ij 1657, Dec, Cromwell highly recommended him as
an ambassador to Holland. IT 1658, his exertions were
many, various, great and influential as ambassador in
Netherlands. De Thou, minister from France, had

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^^^ [1645

much to do with him, and respected his diplomatic
abilities. July 12, Downing writes to his government,
that De Thou was anxious to have the picture of
Cromwell as a special favour. 19th, he had endeav-
oured to prevent the English at the Hague from pray-
ing for Charles Stuart. This so displeased the Queen
of Bohemia, she said, that she would worship no more
with them. It, also, like to have cost him his life ; for
three of his own countrymen watched to kill him one
evening, but they were unsuccessful. Aug. 9th, he
writes, that he had warm debates with De Witt con-
cerning the English ships, captured by the Dutch in the
India seas. Sept. 20th, he greatly deplores in a let-
ter to Thurloe, the death of Cromwell. Oct. 25th, he
writes from the Hague that the friends of Charles ex-
pected that he would come to the crown of England.
He had continually watched and made known to his
government the plans of the Royalists on the Continent.
1660, Feb. 21st, he appears at the Hague as Envoy
extraordinary from Richard Cromwell. He was em-
ployed in bringing about a peace between Denmark and
Sweden ; and in ascertaining the views and proceedings
of the friends to Charles II. *May 22d, Mr. Down-
ing was made a Knight. 16G1, May oth, he assem-
bles with Parliament from Morpheth of Northumber-
land. About this time, he was sent with a Royal com-
mission as ambassador to Holland. f 1662, March,
he procured the arrest of Okey, Corbet and Barkstead,
at Delft, and sent them as prisoners to England, that
they might he tried as Regicides. The first of these
was commander of the regiment, in which Do\\ ning
was chaplain, and was said to have been his friend ;
and all three had co-operated with him in the cause of
Parliament. J 1663, July, he was created a Baronet.
1667, May 27th, Pepys informs us, that Mr. Downing
was chosen Secretary of the Treasury Commissioners,

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1668, Dec. 27th, the same writer states, that Mr.
Downing discoursed about having given advice to
Charles II. for prosecuting the Dutch War, but that
his Majesty had barkened to other counsellors and thus
subjected the Nation to loss. * 1672, March 4th, a
letter of this date stated, that Mr. Downing, having re-
turned from Holland before called, was imprisoned in
the Tower. He appears to have been freed and re-
stored to Royal favour. In the difficulties, ^^ hich the
Colonies had with Charles II., about 1680, Mr. Down-
ing is represented as having been very friendly to them.
He died in 1684, aged about 59. He was brother in
law to Gov. Bradstreet, and corresponded with him.
He was evidently a person of respectable talents. The
responsible trusts committed to him under different ad-
ministrations, show that he was no ordinary statesman.
Whatever government he served, whether of Parliament,
•the Cromwells, or Charles II. he did it with faithfulness.
The deed of his apprehending those, who had fought
for the same cause with him, is a dark spot on his repu-
tation. Could his own defence of this affair be read,
he would probably state, that it was a command of his
Majesty and he must obey him, though at the cost
of ruin to his friends. But still it would have been
far more for his fame, had he said : Sire, spare me in
this thing, though at the expense of all my honors and
treasures, yea, my life itself. In reference to his serv-
ing diligently the various governments under which he
fell, there is no conclusive proof, that he was a greater
friend to tyranny than freedom. Nor should such a fact
be used so severely against him, as it appears to have
been. Because the hand may be prevented by the
head from reaching the gem, for which it has striven,
it is not, therefore, expected to cease its endeavours for
the benefit of the body.

t July 3d. The General Court, being informed that

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Salem had no drum to give an alarm, and thus lives
were endangered, order that they should get two good
ones within eight weeks on penalty of £5.

* 8th. Townsend Bishop was presented for turning
his back on the ordinance of baptism. He was referred
to the Elders for conviction of his errors. This person
appears to have been a useful townsman. He had been
a Commissioner of the Quarterly Court, Deputy to
General Court several times, and sustained other re-
spectable offices. He was undoubtedly a sufferer for
his opinions about the subjects and mode of baptism,
t He appears to have left Salem soon after this prose-
cution ; for Messrs. Moulton and Shaflin, his agents,
sold off his estate 1646.

t Aug. 12th. General Court require a military guard
to be kept in every town against the surprise of Indians.
As war had been declared by the Commissioners against
the Narragansets, the Court order the constables of
each town to see, that the harvests of those, impressed
to serve in the war, are carefully preserved. They ap-
point the 28th as a Fast for prevailing sins, contentions
in England, and a blessing on the troops sent and going
against the Indians. The soldiers here refered to had
no occasion for fighting, because the Narragansets sub-
mitted to terms of peace by the 30th. Oct. 4th. At
an adjournment of General Court, they, considering Sa-
lem as exposed to sudden attacks on the sea board, and
that William Trask, Captain of the company, resided at
too great a distance, appointed William Hathorne his
successor, and William Clark, Lieutenant, and William
Dixy, Ensign. At the same time, they highly com-
mended Capt. Trask for his services to the country.
They request the Elders of every shire to use means
for the civilization and christian knowledge of the In-
dians. They excuse the Village on Ipswich River,
called New Meadows, from paying taxes, because they

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supported preaching, though not formed into a Church.
They received a petition of seven persons, among whom
was WilHam Hathorne, for a " company of adventur-
ers." The petitioners requested that the proprietors
might be enlarged as need should be ; that whatever
trade they might discover in three years should be for
their sole advantage twenty years ; that they might
have letters a^ ith the public seal to the French or others,
as occasion should demand ; have a Caravan advanced
up the country as far as they desired ; have no other
trading house within twenty miles from theirs ; and
place their establishment fifty miles or more from every
English Plantation. 18th. General Court, in order
to lessen the Colony's expense, recommend each town
to pay its ow'n Deputies, and each Shire the charges of
its own Magistrates ; and that the General Court be
held in every shire town.

* 28th. Robert Gotta was voted the first £5, given
by Mr. Andrew s, for purchasing a cow or heifer ; and
29th, the second £5, for the same object, to John
Batchelder.

Nov. 16th. The town voted, " that half a dozen or
four beaches or hounds, shall be brought out of Eng-
land and the chardges come by the towne."

1646.

t Jan. 26th. " Ordered and agreed, that all the
towne's men and freemen shall meet everie second day
for four weeks together, now following, to consider of
the public good of the towne."

J Feb. 12th. William Clark was fined for keeping
a shuffling board in his ordinary. There ^^ ere various
cases of different dates in reference to ])laying on such
a board. 18th. John Wood was presented for hold-
ing the doctrine of the Anabaptists, and for withholding
his children from baptism.

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* March 5th. Elders of the United Colonies met at
Cambridge. Their object was to consider answers to
many publications, sent over from England in favour
of Anabaptism and Presbyterianism.

t May 6th. General Court convenes. Messrs.
Bartholomew and Hathorne were Deputies. The lat-
ter Avas chosen Speaker, and served till October. Mr.
Endicott, continued an Assistant, was again elected
Serjeant Major General, and also one of the United
Commissioners. | These persons who had been chosen
by the Legislatiu'e, were now elected by the freemen.
Mr. Norris preached the Election sermon. § The
Court allow John Bourn to set up a cook shop here,
but not to sell beer above Id. a quart. They enact,
that no more than a member and his horse shall be
maintained. It seems from this, that members of their
body may have had, while in session, some of their
families boarded and lodged at the public expense.
15th. The Court, in accordance with advice from
England and for having settled views of baptism in the
Colony, call an assembly of Elders and Magistrates to
convene at Cambridge 1st of September. They order,
that the Body of Laws, presented by the Committee,
should be transcribed and each of the committee look
over another's copy, and meet at Salem or Ipswich by
the 10th of August, so as to prepare a report for next
session. Three commissioners, one of them Mr. Hath-
orne, were appointed to treat with D'Aulnay about his
complaints. Instructions were to be drawn up for these
commissioners by a committee of five, among whom
was Mr. Endicott. \\ During this session, Mr. Down-
ing of Salem, and others, petitioned for a relaxation of
the laws respecting Ana])aptists and the conditions of
freemenship. As a law in reference to the last subject
was under consideration, they were not heard. The

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substance of their request was sent over to Parliament
by its supporters.

* June 29tii. " Ordered that there shall be no burial
within the towne but that there shall be word giv^en to
the keep of the meeting house to ring the bell where-
by notice may be given to the town thereof a lettle be-
fore the burial. And the said keep to have 3d. for his
paynes." Weights and measures were required to be
brought to the Marshal for being sealed.

t Aug. 4th. Thomas Dexter was charged with
sleeping at meethig, and slighting the ordinance of bap-
tism. He was fined. The wife of Mr. Bowditch was
j)resented for withdrawing from the ordinance of Bap-
tism. Her name Avas probably Sarah, J who joined the
Church May 10th, 1640, and was excommunicated
(most likely for being an Anabaptist.) ^Sept. 1st.
The Synod being assembled, it appeared, that the
churches of Boston, Salem, and a few other towns, had
declined to be represented. The chief reason of their
absence was that they did not approve of the manner,
in which the Synod had been called. This ecclesiasti-
cal body sat fourteen days and adjourned to the 8tli of
June.

II 24th. Mr. Endicott, as one of the Commissioners,
.signed a reply to the com])laints of the Dutch Governor,
and a recommendation that " poor scholars" be cm-
l)loyed in the country, that they might be encouraged
to live at home.

1[ Oct. 26tli. " Ordered, that William Woodbridge,
Richard Brackenljury, Ensign Dixy, Mr. Conant, Lieut.
Lothrop, shall forthwith lay out a way between the
ferry at Salem and the head of Jeffreyes Creek, and
that it be such a way as men may travel on horseback
or drive cattle; or if such a way may not be formed,
ilien to take speedy course to sett up a bridge at Mack-
erel Cove."

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^ Nov. 4th. General Court convenes. They order a
fast on Dec. 24th, for the hazardous state of England,
sad condition of the Bermuda Cliurch, and difficulties
of Church and State among themselves, both of which,
say they, some strive to undermine. They recommend
to every society, having but one minister, to employ a
poor student, that he may improve his gifts and pre-
pare for usefulness. They pass a law against man-
stealing, and order that two Africans, forcibly brought
into the Colony, shall be sent home at the public ex-
pense. To manifest " utter disaffection to arbitrary
government," they appoint a committee to revise the
body of laws, handed in from the county committees.
They require men of good report and ability to be se-
lected as retailers of liquor. They license Wm. Clark
to keep an ordinary for £15. f About Dec. he was
arraigned before the Court of Assistants, for having
been very active in obtaining subscribers for a petition
to his Majesty's Commissioners in England, against
some of the Colony's laws. He was bound to answer
at the next General Court. He must have died before
May 27th, 1647, as his widow was then allowed to
keep his ordinary. The Court tax estates at Id. on
20s. They lay the poll tax at 20d, and require every
mechanic, able to earn 18d. a day, to pay 20d. and also
3s4 a year. They excused the lame and sick from
rates. They forbid any to swear on the penalty of
10s. or any Indian to powaw. They enact, that every
person denying the doctrines of the Gospel, shall pay
20s. in six months ; and, if endeavouring to propagate
views contrary to such doctrines, shall be fined £5.
They enact, that any person unnecessarily absent from
worship on the Sabbath shall pay 5s., and if renouncing
the Church, state, ministry, and ordinances, on pre-
tence of being spiritually illuminated, shall be fined
'iOs. a month. They order that if any interrupt and

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oppose a preacher in season of worship, they shall be
reproved by a Magistrate on lecture day ; and for a
repetition of their offence, shall pay £5, or stand two
hours on a block four feet high, with the following in-
scription in capitals on his breast : " A wanton Gos-
peller." They enact, that children above 16 years,
which shall curse their orderly parents, shall be put to
death, and that a rebellious son shall suffer a similar
punishment. They order that gamesters forfeit treble
of what they play. They instruct the Elders to choose,
at the Court of Elections, two ministers annually for
the purpose of instructing the Indians. In connexion
with this it may be well to state, that the Court at
their session, commencing 26th of the following May,
allowed John Elliot £10 for having taught the Indians
in religion, from the £20, granted by Lady Armine for
so worthy an object.

1647.

* Januarv. By the middle of this month, the vessels
at Marblehead had caught, for the season of their fares,
about £4,000 worth of fish. About the latter part of
March, a barn with corn and hay, was consumed in
Salem by lightning.

t May 17th. The births, marriages and deaths were
required to be noticed in the Town Records. This
order was imperfectly complied with.

X May 26th. General Court assembles. Thomas
Lothi'op and Jacob Barney were Deputies. As the
game of shuffle board was very prevalent and hurtful,
the Court order it to be discontinued on fine of 20s.
for keeper and 5s. for player. They enact, that persons
who should take horses to ride without liberty, a cus-
tom oppressively common, should pay treble damages.

^June. An epidemic spread through the whole
country. It seems to have been the catarrhus a conta-

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gio, or influenza of our day. About this date, an order
was issued for commercial towns, and Salem was
among them, to see that vessels coming from ports in
the West Indies, infected with a plague, rode quaran-
tine.

* September 30th. " Mr. George Corwin and Wil-
liam Lord have undertaken to provide stone and clay
for repairs of the meeting house, and to bring it or
cause it to be brought in place the next week. Mr.
Corwin hath promised to ])rovide speedily for covering
of the meeting house five hundred nails, and is prom-
ised to be paid for them to his content." The seven
men ])romise to pay £5 for the transportation of Mar-
garet Page to England, in Mr. Willoughby's ship or
some other. This woman had given the town consid-
erable trouble.

t October 27. General Court sits. As Thomas
Lothrop, Deputy from this place, was bound to sea,
they excused him. They allowed the people at Mack-
erel Cove to be free from watching at Salem, except in
seasons of danger. At their session, in October, they
requested the Synod to draw up a confession of faith.
To comply with this request, the Synod chose a com-
mittee of seven, among whom was Mr Norris. His
beins thus chosen shows, that however the Church
here delayed at first to take part in the Synod, they
did afterwards. The Court order every town, consis-
ting of fifty householders, to have a school for reading
and writing, and of one hundred families, to have a
Grammar School, so as to lit scholars for College.
They enact, that if any young man attempt to address
a young woman, without consent of her parents, or, in
case of their absence, of the County Court, he shall be
fined £5, for the first offence, £10 for the second, and
imprisonment for the third. They require that mem-
bers of Churches, who decline to take the oath of

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Freemen, lest they might be called on to perform pub-
lic service, shall not be excused irom such service, and
if refusing to discharge an office appointed them, shall
be fined not above 20s. They suspend the law which
liad been passed, but not enforced, for having one
Deputy from a town instead of two. They order that
W'eights and measures shall be of ihc same standard
throughout the Colony. They enact, that wives who
have husbands and husbands who have wives in En-
gland, should go home on account of some irregulari-
ties. As respectable gentlemen had sent many of their
dissipated children to this country to be reformed
among their friends, and as these children, by being
credited, indulged their evil propensities, the Court
forbid any person, under 21 years of age, to be trusted.
They state that wheat at 4s6. barley 4s. rye and peas
3s6. Indian corn 3s. a bushel, may be taken for rates.
* In the course of this year the Town Bridge from
Boston was built.

1648.

t March 23d. An order from the Colony Treas-
urer, Richard Russel, to the Constable of Salem, was
recorded. It required that the people here should
choose freemen the next August, to be united with the
Selectmen, for taking a list of the males above 16, and
a valuation of estates.

J May 10th. General Court assembles. Messrs
Downing and Hathorne were Deputies. Mr. Endicott
was continued an Assistant, Serjeant Major General,
and a Commissioner of the Colony. As grain was ex-
ceedingly scarce, being only enough for two months,
the Court forbid its transportation. ^ 1 he price of it,
however, did not rise more than 12d. The reason of
its being so scarce was that it had been plentifully
transported to the West Indies, Portuguese and Spanish

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Islands. * As Mr. Downing's farm, on the road be-
tween Lynn and Ipswich, was a convenient place for
an ordinary, his servant was allowed to keep one.
After considerino: the method of discovering Witches in
England, the Court inquired for the best method in the
Colony, t This appears to have been with reference
to the lamentable fact, that they had arraigned and
condemned Margaret Jones of Charlestown, for witch-
craft. This unhappy woman was accordingly executed.
J The Court order, that if a dog kill a sheep, it shall
be hanged and its owner pay double damages. They
allow the village at New Meadows to be called Tops-
field. They grant 550 acres of land to Mr. Endicott,
250 to Mr. Hathorne, and 250 to Captain Trask.
They require that both black and white peag or wam-
pom, in order to be current, shall be free from fractures
and spots, and be on strings.

About this time, John Balch, another of the orig-
inal planters, died. He came from Bridgewater,
Somersetshire, in England. He had two wives.
^ The former Margaret, with himself, is recorded
among the first members of the Church. The latter
was Agnes. || 1636, January 25th, he was granted 200
acres of land at the head of Bass River. This land
was cultivated by him and was the place of his death.
He sustained various trusts of the town, such as select-
man and surveyor. He appears to have possessed the
qualifications of resolution, perseverance, integrity and
intelligence, necessary to the founders and guides of a
new community. He left three sons, H on one of them,
named John, an inquest was required to be held June
24, 1662, who according to creditable tradition, was
drowned in crossing the Ferry to what is now Beverly,
during a violent storm. An inquest was ordered at the
same time on Henry Bartholomew (most likely for the
same reason.)

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* September 30. A letter from Gov. Winthrop to
his son John, informs him that his uncle Downing, of
this place, was beginning to distil ; that Mr. Endicott
had discovered a copper mine on his own land, which
had been tested by Mr. Leader, overseer of the Iron
works at Lynn.

t Dec. 10th. A Clerk of the Market was chosen.

t This year abridge was made across Forrest River,
above Gardner's mills.

1649.

^ February 1st. Salem voted that Marblehead, by
consent of General Court, might become a separate
town. The former reserved the right of regulating the
Ferry and Ferrymen. At this date, Marblehead had
II 44 families. Mr. Walton was then preaching for
ihem. He was with them H November 14, 1638, when
he was granted eight acres of land " on the maine.
**He continued in the ministry with them till his decease,
1668. A few weeks before his death, Mr. Cheever
preached for them and continued so to do till his ordi-
nation, August 13, 1684, and afterwards till May 29,
1724, when he died, aged 85. ft The territory of
Marblehead was once inhabited by George Saggamore,
a Sachem, and according to an ancient custom of the
Indians, the fee was in him ; v.hich by deed, from his
relations, of July 16, 1684, was vested in Marblehead.

Xt 23d. Thomas Roweil was fined 5s. and 2s6. court
fees, for neglecting to attend worship on lecture day.
Richard Window was presented for living from his
wife. He was dismissed because he liad sent for her.

^^ May 2d. General Court sits. The lamented and
worthy VVintlnop, having died March 26tli, Mr Endi-
cott succeeded him as Governor. Messrs Hathorne
and Bartholomew w ere Deputies. The Court allowed

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the people here to alter a highway and landing from
the head of Bass River to Draper's Point. They per
mit Marblehead to become a town. They appoint
Wilham Hathorne and Emanuel Downing, Associate
Judges of the Quarterly Court. They forbid peas to
be received for rates. They order the selectmen of
each town, to provide powder and bullets for the sol-
diers. They require the result of the Synod to be laid
betore the churches, for examination. * 10th The
Governor, Deputy, and Assistants, declare themselves
against wearing long hair, and call on the Elders to use
means for its not being worn by members of their
churches. This regulation was considered by them as
a matter of some importance because required by an
Apostle Mr. Rogers, of Rowley, whei preachin"
before the Synod and the General Court, June 9, 1646^
took their side. An act, under September 3, 1634'
forbid the wearing of long hair. In England, 164L
the favourers of Parliament, were called Roundheads
because tney wore short hair. The principal reason
for such views, on both sides of the Atlantic, was a
iteral adherence to the Scriptures in manv particulars

that Mr. Endicott and his associates should have done
as they did. Not a few writers, in our land, mention

he protest against long hair as having originated with
hmi, when in fact the views it expressed, had been

01- years prevailing and were not only cherished in
the Colony but also in England.

t September 1 1th. Matthew Stanley was tried for
drawing the aftections of John Tarbox's daughter, with-
out the consent of her parents. He was fined £5, fees
^sb. and 6s. for three days' attendance by her parents.
In tnis month, three married women, were fined 5. a
piece for scoldinQ\ '

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* November 26th. The town agree that 200 acres

of upland, which had been taken from Mr. Downing s

farm should be restored to him, ni consideration of his

p^s f^ transcribing the Town Records, for tl. use o

posterity, so that the said farm should be 500 acies

according to his former grant.

1650. , ^

I February lOth. Members of the Church here,
who lived o/Bass River, or Cape Ann side, requested
of the other brethren, that they might have preaching
amoirthemselves. The reason they assigned for such
an application, was crossing the water at the ferry and

^^t^;^tr"Hti7 Bartholomew was chosen Clerk of
thJQuarierly Cofirt at £5 a year, and Samuel Archer,
Marshal, at the same compensation.

1 May 22d. General Court convenes. Mr. Lndi-

nJt was elected Deputy Governor. Hutchinson states,

h^L was diosen Gmernor. Many respectab e au-

h^rs lave followed his -^^^ J^^^^ ^^tZ

r.,.A Mnthnrne were Deputies. ine lauei u^a

r;ie fill O o ' June ^2d. The Court request

Xt the Platform of Church Disciptiue ir.ay be recon-

""*,r^l':^22r'The"b':;hre„ on Bass Riv.r renewed

1 ^M^^- - . cyA xj,ey received liberty to

: Zk'r sorrre a1,le J,d appro.l^d teacher," to serve

themin the rrrinistry, hut still to corr.nume with the

^"'"S becalled to an account. The Deputies from
"^'m mid four others dissented. The Court alio.

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Topsiield to become a town. * Mr. Knight was their
first preacher. Creditable tradition informs us, that
his successor was Wilham Perkins, f who was born in
England 1607, and died at Topsfield, May 21st, 1682,
aged 75. He appears to have ceased preaching here
before the ordination of his successor, Mr. Thomas
Gilbert, in 1664. This person was in the ministry
at Topsfield, as late as September 1671. t He died
at Charlestown, October 28th, 1673.

1651.
§ May 7th. General Court sat. Mr. Endicott was
chosen Governor. Messrs. Hathorne and Bartholo-
mew were Deputies. The Court forbid dancing at
taverns, on penalty of 5s. In compliance with an act
of Parliament, passed October 3d, 1650, they forbid
trade with Barbadoes, Bermudas, Virginia and Ontego,
which had declared for the King. In their address to
Parliament the following session, they state, that this
measure Avas greatly to their detriment. They fine
Mr. Mathews for preaching error and settling at Mai-
den, without approbation from them and the Elders,
£10, as he gave no satisfaction for such acts. They
also require the Church there to answer for receivino-
Mr. Mathews as their minister. The Deputies from
Salem and thirteen others dissented in these two cases.
In addition, the Maiden Church were fined £50, Oct.
Uth. The Court grant William Hathorne, for his
public services, 400 acres of land near the 600 allowed
Mr. Downing, between Hampton and the mouth of
Piscataqua River, for £50, which the Coiuitry owed
him. Richard Leader was tried for defaming Mr.
Endicott and the Church at Lynn. He acknowledged
his error and was fined £50. William Hathorne and
three others dissented in this matter. Mr. Leader had
his fine remitted, Oct. Uth. This person was spoken

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hitrhly of by Governor Wiiithrop as superindendant of
the Lynn Iron Works. The Court tried Mary Par-
sons, of Sprin-field, for being a Witch, and murdermg
lier child. They had not evidence sufficient for the
first charge. On the second they condemned her to
death. As Mr. Pinchon liad confered witii Messrs.
Norris, Cotton, and Norton, and confessed to the
Court, that he was wrong in some opinions of his
book, they allowed him to return to his family ; but
required him to appear before them, Oct. 14th, when
Mr. Norton's reply to his statements was to be ready.
This reply was presented next session and ordered for
England to be printed. The Court appointed June
18th, as a fast for the prevalence of Witchcraft, erro-
neous opinions in the Colony, and of distractions in
En'^land. They required objections to the Church
discipline of the Synod to be left with Mr. Cotton ;
and him to lay them before the Elders and Churches,
that they might be cleared up by the next session.

* June 24th. William Wake was presented for liv-
ing away from his wife, who was in England. John
W^illiams was ordered to return to his wife by Septem-
ber, on penalty of £20. Such cases as these were not
unfrequent.

fJuly 20th. Obadiah Holmes, for attending a
Baptist meeting at Lynn on Sunday, was apprehended,
with John Clark, from Rhode Island. He was tried
by the Assistant Court and fined £30. For declining
to pay this, he was publicly whipped in Boston. He
had resided in Salem. J January, 1638, one acre of
land near the glass house was granted him. ^ March
24, 1640, he joined the Church here, whence he was
excommunicated, evidently for joining the baptists.

11 Oct. 14th. General Court approve the Confes-
sion of Faith and Church Discipline, as amended after
their formation by the Synod. They were plainly not

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so soon completed as writers of our early history rep-
resent. The Court allow commerce with the prohib-
ited ports, on condition that Sir George Ayscue succeed
in capturing them, with Parliamentary forces. They
enact, that if any males, of less property than £200,
Avear gold or silver lace or buttons, or points at their
knees, or walk in great boots (because leather is
scarce) ; and any females, not possessed of £200, wear
silk or tiifany hoods or scarfs ; they shall be prosecuted
and fined. They petition Parliament that they might
be excused from taking out a new Patent, as the latter
had proposed, and be allowed to act under their old
one. They address Cromwell, and requested him not
to press his invitation, for some of the Colonists to
move and settle in Ireland. They inform him that
their trade consisted in corn, beef, pork, masts, clap-
boards, pipe staves, fish, beaver, otter, and other com-
modities.

* Nov. 15th. The person, having the care othe f
meeting house, was instructed to give notice othef
meetings by ringing the bell.

t 27th. William Witter was presented, for neglec-
ting public ordinances and being rebaptized.

1652.

t Jan. 16th. " William Lord, of Salem, cutler, hath
given and granted unto Edward Norris, Emanuel
Downing, Captain Hathorne, Henry Bartholomew,
Robert Turner, Joseph Grafton and John Brown, for-
ever, his dwelling house, with the barn and backhouses
thereunto belonging, for and to the use of the Church
of Salem, after the death of his wife or second mar-
riage, which shall first happen."

April 17th. Ned, an Indian of Ipswich, mortgages
to Henry Bartholomew, for £30, all his land, about
eight miles square on the further side of Merrimack

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River, lying about 8 or ten miles from Andover. This
Indian appears to have been involved in debt, years
afterwards, from cases in the records of Ipswich Quar-
terly Court.

*May 26th. General Court convenes. Mr. Endi-
cott was elected Governor. Messrs. Hathorne and
Bartholemew were Deputies. The Court order, that
a denial of the Scri])tures to be the Word of God, shall
be punished with a fine of £50, or witli whipping ; and
a second offence of the kind, with punishment of death.
They require, because tlie government had been greatly
abused, that all settled inhabitants sliould take an oath
of fidelity, and that strangers " keep the peace."
They repeal the law of the magistrate's negative vote,
and agree that a majority of both houses shall decide
any question before them. To prevent deception in
money, they order that after September none of it shall
be current (except the receiver consent,) unless it be
12d, 6d, and 3d pieces, coined in the mint house,
which is to be located in Boston. They giant liberty
for all bullion, plate or Spanish coin, to be brought into
the mint, and there be melted and brought to the alloy
of sterling silver by John Hull. The pieces prepared
by him are to have N. E. on one side and XII, VI,
111, according to their value, on the other. The mint
master was to have 1-20 of all he stamped. The
Court pay Mr. Endicott 100 marks for serving as Gov-
ernor last year. If these were English marks, each of
them was 13s. 4d. sterling. They would make but a
small salary, compared with the compensation now al-
lowed for such an office.

June 11th. John Leverett, Messrs. Hathorne and
Bartholomew, were appointed Commissioners to visit
Maine and declare it to be under Massachusetts, f
This they did July 9th. At the same time, there was
a protest by some against this step. J The most of

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Maine this year, and soon all of it, became a County
of Massachusetts, called Yorkshire, and sent Deputies
to the Legislature in Boston.

* Oct. 19th. General Court assemble. In order to
raise up men suitable for Rulers and Elders, they order,
that a proper person in every town solicit subscriptions
to assist charity scholars at Cambridge. They enact,
that the land in possession of any Indian should be con-
sidered as his own ; that if any Indians become civili-
lized and settled among the English, they should have
equal privileges ; or that they might settle towns by
themselves, when there was no occupancy of the Colo-
nists. This order appears to have been taken as an
encouragement to Mr. Eliot's exertions among the In-
dians. He had already gathered a settlement and
Church of them at Natick. The Court decide, that
the English had a good right to the land, which they
had settled. To prevent the washing or clipping of
the Colony Coins, they order a double ring, a central
tree, and Massachusetts to be put on one side of them,
and New England and the year of their being stamped
on the other. They designate Nov. 10th, as a fast for
destructive storms ; lack of suitable persons for Church
and State ; excess of worldly mindedness ; war be-
tween England and Holland ; and for calling on the
Lord that he would give the Colony favour with Par-
liament and supply the necessities of the people in this
country. They order two letters, one for Cromwell
and the other for Parliament. They had cause to fear
the latter, because they seemed resolved to render the
Colonies more dependant on them than they had been.

fNov. oOth. Two men were fined for excess in
dress. Three men and one woman were each fined
10s. and 2s6d. fees for wearing silver lace. A woman
was fined the same for wearing broad bone lace ;
another for wearing tiftany, and another for wearing a

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silk hood. Alice Flint was presented for wearing a
silk hood, but proving herself to be worth £200, she
was excused. Jonas Fairbanks was charged with
wearing great boots. But he was cleared, a» the law
did not strictly apply to his case. Other similar prose-
cutions took place at different times. Could judicious
sumptuary regulations be enforced, they would no
doubt produce good. But when running into an ex-
treme, they are more contemned than respected, and
more provoke than reform.

1653.

* April 30th. For the relief of Richard Stackhouse's
family, he was allowed to have the profit of the Ferry
towards Ipswich, if he should find boat and men.

t May 2d. William Hathorne, as among the
Commissioners of the United Colonies, took part in
ordering 500 men to be raised against the Dutch at
New-Netherlnnds, who were reported as engaged in
fomenting a war between the Indians and the English.
X As Massachusetts was benefitted by commerce with
the Dutch, she was unwilling to have war, and thus the
league between her and the other Colonies liked to
have been broken. § 3d. Mr. Norris wrote an inter-
esting letter to the Commissioners, in which he gave sev-
eral reasons why war should be waged with the Dutch.

II 18th. General Court sat. Mr. Endicott was elec-
ted Governor. Thomas Lothrop and Jacob Barney
were Deputies. The Court forbid provision to be
carried among the French and Dutch of America.
They order that no person shall begin to preach or
pro])hecy, without the approbation of Elders belonging
to the four next churches or County Court. They ap-
pear to have adopted this measure on account of the
difficulty, which they experienced the previous session
^^ ith respect to Mr. Powell, who had received a call

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from the new Church in Boston, but to whose ordina-
tion they were opposed, because they considered him
not qualified for such a station. In the October session
of next year they recommended Mr. Reyner to the
same Church.

*June 30th. Theophilus Salter was sentenced to
pay £5, the witness and fees, for endeavouring to marry
Mary Smith without her friends consent. There were
other cases of this sort.

t Aug. 30th. General Court enact, that a profana-
tion of the Sabbath shall be followed with admonition
for first offence, 5s. for second, and 10s. or whipping,
not above five stripes, for the third offence.

t Sept. 20th. William Hathorne and the other
Commissioners resolve on a war with Ninnigret, the
Niantick Sachem, because he had taken and slain some
of the Long Island Indians, who were allies to the
Colonies. 24th. They recommend the education of
six pious Indians at the College. They encourage Mr.
Elliot's printing an Indian Catechism, and Thomas
Stanton to assist him.

1654.

^ Before this year, the persons, chosen to conduct
the business of the town, having been called, for the
most part, the seven-men, began to have the title of
select-men, which has continued ever since.

II May 3d. General Court convenes. Mr. Endicott
was chosen Deputy Governor. William Brown and
Henry Bartholomew were Deputies. The Court re-
solve that no instructors, who were of unsound princi-
ples and immoral conduct, should be allowed to teach
school.

H 27th. An order was passed that any townsmen,
duly warned, and declining to take part in public meet-
ings, either in person or hy proxy, should be fined lod.

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* June 9ili. William Hathornc was on a committee
of four to draft an answer for Cromwell, who had
written a request for the Colonies to commence war
with the Dutch. Their reply was accepted by the
Court at their next session, and was dated August 24th.

t 28th. William Bartholomew was chosen County
Treasurer, as appeared by votes in the hands of the
Commissioners from the several towns.

t August 22d. General Court convenes. They
order that no person shall carry out of Massachu-
setts more than 20s. in coin, to pay his expenses.
They appointed searchers, who were authorized to en-
force such a regulation. They designated Samuel
Archer for Salem in reference to this business. They
forbid sheep to be transported, and any, under two years
old, to be killed. They require that honourable sup-
port shall be granted to ministers ; and that the County
Courts, when acquainted with deficiencies in this re-
spect, shall specify a proper salary, and issue a warrant
to the selectmen for its collection. They forbid any
to retain books, lately imported from England, under
the names of John Reeves and Lodowick Muggleton,
who pretended to be the two last witnesses, spoken of
in the Apocalypse. They order a thanksgiving to be
observed the 7th of September, for peace between
England and Holland ; hopeful establishment of gov-
ernment in the mother country ; good harvest ; and
prevention of an impending war with New Netherlands.
Oct. 18th. The Court command the productions of
Reeves and Muggleton to be consumed by an execu-
tioner in Boston Market. They enact that no man
shall be Deputy, unless he be correct in the main doc-
trines of religion. They set wheat and barley at 5s.,
rye and peas 4s., and corn at 3s., for rates. § 20th.
The Court were petitioned by W^illiam Hathorne and
five others to protect the English in Acadie, which had
lately fallen into the hands of Cromwell.

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* Nov. The Court agree that, for the despatch of
business, the Deputies shall eat, and especially dine
together in the Court House chamber. Lieut. Philips
was to supply each of them ^yh\\ breakfast, dinner and
supper, and a cup of wine or beer with the two last
meals, and hre and bed for 3s. a day. He was to fur-
nish a Deputy with dinner and wine or beer for 18d.

1655.

t May 17th. The town agreed that Winter Island
should be appropriated for the use of the Fort ; and that
this should be finished with all convenient dispatch.
They appear to have agreed on a burial place at the
hill above Francis Low's house.

t 23d. General Court assemble. Mr. Endicott was
elected Governor. He held this office till his decease.
Edmund Batter was Deputy. The Court order a
house of correction to be in every county. They re-
quest that whoever should be Governor would reside in
Boston, or within 4 or five miles " out of respect to
strangers." They desired Mr. Endicott to comply
with their wish " as much as his own necessary occa-
sion will permit." They order the regiment of Essex
and of other counties to be paraded. They appointed
Edmund Batter, on a committee of four, to contract
Vvith some merchants for supplying the Colony with
salt. In June of the next year, they granted John
Winthrop the sole privilege of manufacturing salt in the
Pequod country for 21 years. They order a Council of
twelve churches, of which was the one here, to convene
at Ipswich June 3d, for the purpose of endeavoring to
settle a difference between the Church of Ipswich and
one of Boston, about Mr. Norton's leaving the former
to become pastor of the latter. This subject had been
agitated over two years, and produced a general ex-
citpmeut. The Court grant to Gov. Endicott and his

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heirs Cota Island, of about two acres near MarblelKMid.
*By the will of his son Zerubabcl, dated March 27th,
1684, ^\llo had ten children, this Island with other
property was bequeathed to his five daughters.

t About July, an epidemic i)revailed through New^-
England, like that of 1647.

J NoA'. 10th. The town chose Commissioners to try
small causes for the year ensuing. They chose Wil-
liam Hathorne, William Brown, and Ednuuid Batter,
to be presented to General Court for confirmation.
They appointed William Hathorne to marry persons.

^ 13th. The Court apjjoint County Committees to
devise the best means of trade for supplying the wants
of the Colony. They designate Edmund Batter for
one of the Essex Committee.

1656.
jl June 14tii. General Court sits. William Hath-
orne was Deputy. He was dropped as a primary Com-
missioner of the United Colonies, and became a reserve.
The Court grant that any one of three Commissioners,
lor trying small causes, may marry people where no
magistrate resides. They state, that as clothing was
not easily imported, " all hands not necessarily em-
ployed on other occasions, as women, girls and boys,"
are required to spin. They instruct the Selectmen of
every town to assess each family at one or more spin-
ners^ except some otherwise engaged, which are to be
assessed individually 1-2 or 1-4 of a spinner according
to capacity. They require that every spinner shall
make for 30 weeks in a year, 3 lbs a week of linnen,
cotton, or woollen yarn, on penalty of 12d. for every lb.
short. They condemn Ann Hibbins, of Boston, widow
of the Agent in England, to be executed as a witch, on
the 19th" of June. They appoint June 11th, for hu-
miliation, because " Ranters and Quakers" disturb

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England, that the Protector may be preserved from
" plotters ;" that his naval and land forces may be
prospered ; that the Lord may be " with the Protest-
ant armies against Antichrist ;" that peace may be
among the Colony's churches, and the ordinances be
more effectual, especially to children and servants.

^ July. Cassandra, wife of LawTence Southwick,
was admonished and lined Court fees, 2s6, for absence
from worship. This appears to be the first evidence of
her inclining to the Friends, f She and her husband
were excommunicated after this from the Church,
which they joined March 24, 1639.

Oct. 14th. The Court of iissistants assemble.
They take into consideration the appearance of Friends
in their jurisdiction. They charge them with claiming
to be inspired, writing erroneous doctrines, and despis-
ing the orders of Church and State. They forbid any
master of a vessel to give them a passage to their Col-
ony, on the penalty of £100. They order that if any
Friend comes into Massachusetts, he sliall be coiifnied
in a house of correction ; severely whipped ; be kept
at work, and not suffered to speak. They enact that
every person who shall bring books into the Colony,
maintaining doctrines of the Friends, shall pay £5, for
each of them ; or who shall defend their doctrines,
shall pay 40s. for the first offence, £4 for the second,
and if persisting, shall be imprisoned and banished.
They require these laws to be published on the 21st in
several parts of Boston by beat of drum. They ap-
point thanksgiving to be Nov. 5th, for a plentiful crop,
and the settlement of difficulty in Churches. They
order a meeting on June 5th, of thirteen Elders from
Suffolk, Middlesex, and Essex, at Boston, to consider
Ecclesiastical questions, which had been proposed hy
the General Court of Connecticut. They appointed
Mr. Norris, one of the Elders. Divines from other
Colonics were expected to convene with them. The

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subject for their consideration was the baptism of chil-
dren. 24th. As a matter of public concern, the
General Court reply to Cromwell's proposal about
having some of the Colonists emigrate to Jamaica,
which had been lately captured by his arms ; and ex-
cuse themselves from having any direct agency in the
matter. — During this year, Samuel Sharp appears to
have died. He evidently took a deep interest in the
prosperity of the Colonies. * Oct. 26th, 1627, he as
one among the proprietors of New-Plymouth, sold his
right to Gov. Bradford and others, through Isaac AUer-
ton. April 30th, 1629, he was chosen in London to
be of Mr. Endicott's Council. He was also designa-
ted, with Mr. Skelton, to rule the Colony in case of the
Governor's decease. He seems to have come over in
the ilcet, which brought Mr. Higginson. He succee-
ded Mr. Haughton, who died in the year of his ordi-
nation, as Ruling Elder. A principal event of his life
was being cited to appear before the Legislature, which
commenced their session Sept. 2, 1635, in reference to
the letter, that the Church here, then under Roger
Williams, forwarded to other churches, on the subject
of disciplining the members of General Court, f The
next year, when a general division of land took place,
the town granted him 300 acres, afterwards designated
to join My. Skelton's farm on the head of North River.
In accordance with the Ecclesiastical usage of his day,
his office excluded him from all secular trusts. Hence,
he was not engaged in transactions, fitted to render
him prominent to the reflective view of posterity. But
there is reason to believe, that he has long ago expe-
rienced, that devotedness to the service of God, loses
nothing of its heavenly worth by earthly lorgetfulness.
His wife was named Alice, and her name is among the
first church members. J He left her and a family of
children to mourn his death and struggle with the pri-
vations of poverty.

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1657.

* Jan. 16th. The town vote to repair the meeting
house.

March 1st. " The bell-ringer is to digge the grave
to inter the dead, and to have for his paynes 8d. per
grave."

t 23d. The members of the Church here, who re-
sided on Bass River side, requested to worship by them-
selves. They had permission. They proceeded to
build a meeting house. Mr. Josiah Hubbard preached
for them.

J April 2.3d. Measures were taken to erect stocks
and a whipping post.

^ May 6th. General Court convenes. William
Hathorne was Deputy. He was chosen Speaker. As
difliculties existed about legal matters, because Magis-
trates lived remotely, the Court appoint persons to sup-
ply the deficiency. They designate William Hathorne
among them to act for Salem, Lynn, Marblehead and
Manchester. For £75 paid by Mr. Endicott and his
wife, they grant him 1000 acres of land on Ipswich
River. They allow Mr. Hathorne, for his services at
the Eastward, 300 acres.

II June 8th. An order was taken that the seats at
the meeting house be distributed ; and that foreigners
be not entertained in town. The latter was evidently
done to prevent the entrance of the Friends.

Auo-. 10th, Provision was made for Mr. Whiting's
support. This person was employed to assist Mr.
Norris in preaching.

H Sept. 21st. Christopher Holder and John Cope-
land, of the Friends' denomination, being at Salem, the
former attempted to address the people after the minister
had done. They were both secured till the next day
and then sent to Boston, where they received 30 stripes
apiece, and were imprisoned nine weeks. As Samuel

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Shattock, of this town, interfered at the apprehension
of Holder, he was imprisoned in Boston, * until he
gave bonds for £20 to appear at the next Court and not
attend any meeting of the Friends, f He had Joined the
Church May 15, 1642, and is noted as excommuni-
cated, t Lawrence Southwick and his wife were to be
sent to Boston and confined, for entertaining Holder
and Copcland. He was released to be dealt with by
the Church. She was kept prisoner seven weeks and
fined 40s. for approving the written opinions of her
guests.

^ Oct. 12th. An assessment was laid on the inhab-
itants for assisting the College.

II 14th. Court of Assistants assemble. They con-
firm the fine of £100 for bringing any one of the Friends
into the Colony. They order, that for an hour's en-
tertainment or concealment of any one of them, 40s.
sliall be paid. They enact, that each male of the
Friends, if returning after the law has been executed
on him, shall have one of his ears cut ofi', work in the
house of correction till he can be sent away at his own
charge ; for the second return, he sliall have the other
ear cut off and kept at the house of correction. They
enact, that each female so doing should be whipped and
kept in the house of correction. They also enact, that
if either sex of them come back a third time, they shall
have their tongues bored through with a hot iron, and
be employed in the house of correction till sent away
at their own cost. They order that those of the Colo-
nists who side with the denomination of Friends, shall
be treated v.ith equal severity. The punishment of
boring the tongue with a hot iron, which was not exe-
cuted in Massachusetts, ^ w as evidently imitated from
what was done to James Naylor, an English Friend,
by order of Parliament, December 1656.
" ** Dec. 9th. Mr. Norris made his will, which was

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proved after his decease. By it he left his house, land
and books to his son, teacher of the school. He re-
quested John Horn and Richard Prince, his deacons,
to assist his son in being executors of the will.

1658.

* Feb. 3d. Lawrence and Cassandra Southwick
and their son Josiah, having been called before William
Hathorne, were confined in the house of correction and
fined £4 13 for absence from meeting.

1- 17th. £80 were voted to Mr. Norris and £70 to
Mr. Whiting, and wood to both for the ensuing year.

J March. John Small, Josiah Southwick, and John
Burton, belonging to this place, and to the Friends,
were apprehended in Dedham, on their way to Rhode
Island, to provide a place for themselves and families.
They were carried before the Governor in Boston, who
allowed them to pursue their way by paying costs.

§ 30th Hilliard Verin was chosen Clerk of writs.

II May 19th. General Court assembles. William
Hathorne and Henry Bartholomew were deputies.
The Court, in addition to other laws, order that every
person attending an assembly of the Friends shall pay
10s. and £5, for speaking where it maybe held. They
forbid any person to preach or be ordained in a place,
when two organized churches near it, or the Council
of the Colony, or General Court are dissatisfied with
his doctrines and qualifications.

![June 29th. The Court being informed of a
Friends' meeting, held at the house of Nicholas Phelps
last Sabbath, called those there to an account. Among
them were VViiliam Brend and William Leddra, who
had come from England. They escaped to Newbury ;
but were brought back and sentenced to the house of
correction in Boston. Nicholas Phelps, Lawrence
Southwick and his wife, with their sons John, Josiah.

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Daniel, and Provided, Samuel Shatlock, Josepli Pope,
Anthony Needham, Edward Wharton, Samuel Gaskin,
Henry Trask and wife, the wife of Joseph Buftum and
his son Joseph, and Thomas Bracket, were tried for
attending the meeting. Others, under a similar indict-
ment, but who did not appear, were Robert Adams,
the wives of Needham, Phelps, Pope, and of George
Gardner. These were to be proceeded with next ses-
sion. Sewall says, that Adams belonged to Newbury.
Edward Harnett and others, before named, were fined
*to the amount of £40 19s. This, with what had been
exacted of the friends here, made over £100. f Han-
nett, aged 69, and his wife, Scicilla, aged 73, were
members of the Church. She joined Dec. 1st, 1639,
and he July 30th, 1643. She stands marked as re-
moved, and he as excommunicated. Joseph Pope is
recorded as being a Church member before 1 636. He
and his wife were excommunicated in 1662. Such
excommunications were evidently for adherence to the
doctrines of the Friends, t Lawrence Soulhwick and
his wife and son Josiah, Samuel Shattock, Joshua
Buffum,and Samuel Gaskin, were sent to Boston, con-
fined, and whii)ped. They forwarded a petition ol
July 16th, to the Court here for a release. Shattock
and Buffum were set at liberty. The rest were kept
imprisoned about 20 weeks. § July. Most of the
persons before mentioned, were called before the Mag-
istrates to answer for absence from the Congregational
meeting. Provided Southwick, besides his line oi
20s., was ordered to pay 5s. more and set in the stocks
one hour, for charging the Court as persecutors. In
addition to the persons, previously arraigned, were the
wives of Richard Gardner, of Isaac Page and ot John
Smith. II A Mrs. Gardner was excommunicated in
1 662, for attending the assemblies of the Friends.
H Sept. 15th. ^My. Endicott, as president oi the

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Colonial Commissioners, took part with them in re-
quiring the " Montackett" Sachem to allow the Pe-
quods, their allies, to get shells for making warn pom
as before.

* 28th. Samuel Shattock, Nicholas Phelps and
Joshua Buffum were together fined £3 15s. for atten-
ding their meetings. For adherence to this practice,
they were sentenced to be committed to the house of
correction, and kept there till they should give security
to renounce their opinions, or move out of the jurisdic-
tion.

t Oct. 19th. The Court of Assistants assemble.
Finding that the Friends increased, they order them to
be banished on pain of death. They request Mr.
Norton to write against their opinions. They order
Lawrence Southwick and wife, and son Josiah, Samuel
Shattock, Nicholas Phelps, and Joshua Buffum, who
were brought before them, (the last three from the house
of correction at Ipswich,) to depart from Massachusetts
before the next Court of Elections ; and that, if refus-
ing so to do, they shall be banished on pain of death.
They designate the 2d of 4th week in November, as a
Fast day for divisions in the Churches, and open op-
posers to the truth. They appoint William Hathorne
to act in criminal cases and to give oaths in civil mat-
ters. They decide that the bounds of Salem, toAvards
Topsfield, shall " run 6 miles into the woods," and
that lands within Topsfield line by Salem shall belong
to the proprietors. They put wheat at 5s., rye, peas,
barley and barley malt at 4s., and corn 2s. 8. a bushel
for country rates. They j^rant Captain Trask 400
acres of land in the Pequod country. To John Endi-
cott " for his great service," Richard Bellingham,
Daniel Dennison, " for his great pains in transcribing
the laws," and to William Hathorne, if giving up 700

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acres before allowed him, the Court grant Block Island,
so that each of them have one quarter.

*Nov. 21st. '• It is ordered, that the house and
ground that Mr. Whiting liveth on be now given him
and his heirs, provided he lives in town three years
more after this."

1659.
t March 29th. Samuel Gaskin, on his presentment
at Salom, for 32 days absence from meeting, was
fined £o, and also to pay fees and witnesses. Edward
Wharton, for 20 days absence, was fined £5, and 10s.
for not aiding the constables, and fees for both cases.
Dec. 23d. "^ Rev. Edward Norris died. From the
age of his son, he appears to have been nearly 70 at
his decease. Before his arrival in this country, which
was probably in 1 639, he had been a clergyman in
England. He united with the Church Dec. 29th of
the same year. He was ordained, as previously stated,
March 18th, 1640. On the 13th of May following he
was admitted a freeman. He was colleague with the
eminent Peters, who separated from him in August,
1641. In 1642, he wrote in favour of the standing
Council, against a publication of Mr. Saltonstali, one
of the Assistants. The part he took on this occasion
secured him more popularity among the Magistrates,
than among the Deputies. A few years afterwards,
tiiere seems to have been trouble in his Church, be-
cause some of them took the stand of Anabaptists.
Townsend Bishop, a very respectable man, who had
joined the Church before 1636, was prosecuted at
Court and was to be dealt with by the Elders, July 8,
1645, for siding Avith that denomination. Sarah Bow-
dish, who united with the Church, Dec. 3d, 1640, was
prosecuted on a similar charge, and stands with the
note of excommunication. Had the records of Mr.

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Norris been spared, we might know more particularly
of his feelings and doings at this period. No doubt,
like every pastor, who believes that his people can
have the bread of life at his own hands, without seek-
ing for it elsewhere, in non-essential differences, he
regretted the disorder, which was not unfrequcntly
made in his congregation, by contempt, exhibited to-
wards the ordinance of baptism. As a sample how
liis plea for the Standing Council, was received by the
Deputies, *they chose Mr. Norton to preach the Election
sermon in 1645, though the Magistrates ])referred, se-
lected and notified him for such a performance. But
at the next Court of Elections, his friends prevailed so
as to have him officiate. At this time, as well as
when the question of war with the Dutch Colony was
agitated, one party seem to have sided with Mr. Nor-
ton and the other with Mr. Norris. Though at the
session of the Synod in Sept. 1646, he did not appear;
yet his absence was not owing to any opinionated
persuasion, that he needed no counsel ; but to the im-
pression, which his Church had gathered as to the
illegality of such a body's being called by the Legisla-
ture. In this respect there was an alteration of views, f
for he represented his Church in the Synod at its ses-
sion, Oct. 1647. Then he was on a committee of
seven to draw up the system of Ecclesiastical Disci-
pline, substantially contained in the Cambridge Plat-
form, t May 3, 1653, Mr. Norris wrote his letter to
the Commissioners of the United Colonies. In it
he expressed his opinion that New-Haven, which
had suffered from intrigues and abuses of the Dutch,
had, as one of the United Colonies, a fair claim
on Massachusetts, her stronger ally, for immediate help
against them. He also disapproved of the interested
policy, which he thought his own Colony had manifes-
ted. Mr. Hathorne of his Church, who was one of

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the Commissioners, strove to have his precepts carried
into effect. * As his Churcli was one of the Chuches
requested by the General Court to be of the Council at
Ipswich, June 3d, 1655, concerning the difliculty of
Mr. Norton's removal to Boston, it is most likely that
Mr. Norris exercised his judicious experience in aiding
to compose dissensions as to this subject, Avhich had
long and extensively prevailed. At the Synodical
meeting of Elders in Boston, June 5tii, lb56, with
respect to the baptism of children, he was required to
be present by General Court. Before his decease he
was called to experience the trials of having his Churcli
and Congregation much disturbed by the introduction
of sentiments maintained by the Friends. However,
these deemed themselves justified in addressing his
people and prevailing on many of them to leave his
pastoral care, yet he must have regarded such events
with anxiety and regret. From the facts, which have
come to us relative to his talents, acquirements and
character, we have cause to believe that the t\v o first
were more than common, and the last worthy of our
high esteem. His worth was an honour to the town,
and its salutary influence must ha\e been long experi-
enced. As there is no name of his wife among the
Church members, it is likely, that she died before ho
came to America. He left one son, Edward, teacher
of the school, and bequeathed to him all his property.

t March 8th. " Ordered, that the Selectmen, together
with the Deacons and Mr. Gedney, are desired before
the next Church meeting, to treat with Mr. Whiting to
know his mind about staying with us."

J 11th. General Court convenes. William Hath-
orne and William Brown vvere Deputies. The former
was chosen Reserve Commissioner. The Court order
that as Daniel and Provided South wick had not pro-
perty to pay the fines assessed against them by the

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Courts of Salem and Ipswich, to be sold to any of the
English belonging to Virginia or Barbadoes by the
County Treasurer. * Edmund Batter, the Treasurer,
took some steps to execute this order, but it entirely
failed, f The Court command Lawrence and Cassan-
dra Southwick and their son Josiah, Samuel Shattock,
Nicholas Phelps, Joshua Buffum, to depart from Mas-
sachusetts, on pain of death, by the 8th of June. J In
four days Shattock, Phelps, and Josiah Southwick,
departed for England, by way of Barbadoes. Law-
rence and Cassandra were sent to Shelter Island (near
the East end of Long Island) where they shortly died
within three days of each other. Buffum went to
Rhode Island. § The Court enact that such festivals
as Christmas shall not be observed, on penalty of 5s.
As damage had accrued to merchants, by having no
measurer of salt, they require every seaport to have
such an officer. They appomt the 15th of June as a
Fast for the unsettled state of England ; for " the great
thoughts in heart," both of the Country and Parlia-
ment, now in session ; for a good issue of their delib-
erations ; for divisions in the Churches of the Colony,
for its sensuality ; the " sad face" of its rising gener-
ation ; " threats of evil this Spring ;" and to implore
" God's favourable presence yet to abide with our dear
native country and with us his poor people and
Churches in these ends of the earth and with our seed
after us." In appointing such a season, the Court
evinced that a deep concern was taken here in the
proceedings which ^^ ere then in England. They must
have heard that Cromwell had died the preceeding
Sept. od, and that intrigues were in operation to put
down his son Richard. They well knew that a change
in favour of Charles II. would bring on them his heavy
displeasure for their evident partiality to the Revolution
which overthrew his father. There was a petition

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handed into General Court, signed by William Hath-
orne, William Brown, George Curvvin, Walter Price,
of Salem, and seven others. They desired that a Plan-
tation, of ten miles square, might be granted them, 40
or 50 miles from Springfield to the westward, two
thirds of the way to Awrania, if commenced within 18
months. From another record of Oct. 16th, 1660,
such a plantation was intended as a trading establish-
ment on Hudson River, to have a Governor and au-
thority to repel attacks from Indians and to be under
the protection of Massachusetts. Since we have no
evidence that this enterprise was carried into operation,
it is most likely, that the changes, which soon took
place in the mother country, were the means of its being
prevented. The inhabitants of the part of Salem, cal-
led Bass River, desired to become a town. The Court
recommend them to apply to Salem and this town to
give them a speedy hearing.

Oct. 18th. The Court of Assistants convene.
They appoint the 8th of December as a day of Thanks-
giving for protections against errorists, the enjoyment
of liberty, and a good harvest. They arraign several
Friends of this place, who had gone to be present at
the trial of Robinson and Stevenson, and Mary Dyar.
They were Hannah Phelps, who was admonished, and
William King, who was sentenced to receive 15 lashes.
These two were also banished on pain of death. Mar-
garet Smith and son, Provided Southwick and son,
were ordered to be dealt with as tiie law directed.
Bishop says, that Mary Trask, from this town, w^as
confined with them. He states, that, on the 31st, Ed-
Avard Wharton, for expressing himself as though his
two acquaintances, Robinson and Stevenson, who had
been very lately hung for returning from banishment,
were unjustly treated, was apprehended in Salem, and
Nov, od, was w hipped 20 lashes and fmed £20 in
Boston. For passing sentence of death on the persons

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here mentioned, the Court of Assistants published a
defence.

* November. Liberty was granted to Messrs Cur-
win, Price, and William Brown, to build a grist mill
on South River, above Mr. Ruck's house, where it
might be convenient. This permission was not imme-
diately improved. "Joseph Miles being convicted for
entertayning of a stranger, a Scotch, several weeks ac-
cording to an ordinance made 20th of 4th month, 1657,
wee have fined him 20s. to clcare the towne of him."
John Southwick having brought into town the wife of
Joseph Nicholson, about March 18th, was fined 20s. a
week from this date till she departs. Thomas Spooner
fined 10s. for entertaining "a strange woman."

t Nov. 29th. A number of the Friends, who have
been named, were prosecuted. William King and
James Smith, being:; of their persuasion, were presented ;
but were respited, on motion of Messrs Higginson and
Brown. Samuel Gaskin had half of an £8 fine, laid
on him by Ipswich Court, remitted, and his son set at
liberty. Frances Simpson, who ajipears to have lately
joined the Friends, was fined 10s. and fees.

1660.
t March 9th. On a second invitation to Mr. John
Higginson for settling with them, the to^vn offer him a
sahuy of £160. ^ The Church had concurred in the
two invitations of the town. Mr. Higginson answered
them, that it was his desire to labour and die among
them as his father had done. When his answer was
given, he had preached for them nearly a year. On
his coming hither, it appears that Mr. W'hiting had
declined becoming their minister and left them.
Mather informs us, that Mr. Higginson had taught
school in Hartford, officiated as chaplain at Saybrook
fort, and been colleague Vv ith his fatlier in law, Wliit-

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field, at Guilford, before he came to Salem. When
visiting this town, he purposed to follow Mr. Whitfield
to England.

*May ir>th. Provided Southwick, of the Friends,
Avas fined 40s. for disturbing tlie peace at Salem. He
was ordered to be imprisoned till this and another fine
were paid, or to be sold. Henry Bachellor, of the
same denomination, was fined for absence from meeting.

fSOth. General Court sits. Mr. Endicott was
chosen Governor. William Hathorne was appointed a
Reserve Commissioner. He and Henry Bartholomew
were deputies. The Court require County Courts to
liave a care that there be an able ministry and that it
l)e well supported. They aj)point a Fast for the de-
plorable condition of England, for the prospect of its
" good beginnings turning out bad ;" for decline in
reii'HOUs affections, neglect of ordinances, and vicious-
ncss of the rising generation. They decline to grant
the petition of Salem for a propriety in the Misery and
Baker's Island. But Oct. IGth, they allow their re-
quest, on condition that the two Islands be used for
curing fish. .John Endicott, jun. desired the Court
that f?deed of lands given him by old William, an In-
dian, might be confirmed. The Court thought it not
suitable for them to take such power on themselves.
They, however, remark, " considering the many kind-
nesses that were shown to the Indians by our honoured
Governor (Endicott) in the infancy of these plantations,
for pacifying the Indians, tending to the common good
of the first planters ; in consideration whereof the In-
dians were moved to such a gratuity unto his son, do
jodo^e meet to give the petitioner 400 acres of land.
* f June 1st. Mary Dyar, of the Friends, who had
!)een reprieved from death, a\ as hung. Margaret Smith,
of Salem, who was her companion in Boston, spoke
acainst the laws of the Colony.

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* 26th. Those of the Friends, who have been men-
tioned before as prosecuted, were fined from £2 10s. to
£5. The wife of Edmund Nicholson was admonished
and fined Court fees for absence from meeting. James
Smith and Samuel Salmon were similarly dealt with.

t July 8th. Mr. John Brown was informed that he
had been chosen Ruling Elder. He accepted this office,
on condition that he might attend to his business in
Virginia the following winter. He was selected at the
special request of Mr. Higginson in his answer to the
call of the Church. Under the same date, Mr. Hig-
ginson's ordination (or more properly, installation) is
mentioned. The Churches of Lynn, Ipswich, Reading
and Boston, were represented by their Elders and Mes-
sengers on this occasion. William Hathorne and the
two deacons imposed hands on the Ruling Elder, who
must have been Mr. Brown, and not Mr. Higginson,
as a number of printed accounts incorrectly represent.
The sermon was from 1st Cor. 3c. 7vs. Mr Norton
of Boston gave the right hand of fellowship to both El-
ders, t John Smith, of the Friends, for disturbance
and crying out at the installation of Mr. Higginson,
" What you are going about to set up, our God is pul-
ling down," was committed to prison.

^Sept. 10th. It was voted, that Mr. Cotton's Cat-
echism should be used in families for teaching children,
so that they might be prepared for public catechising
in the Congregation. It was agreed that the Lord's
supper should be once a month.

H 27th. News came that Charles II was proclaimed
King. This was information calculated to put the
public mind on considering the probable results. The
Colonists had not laid up much stock of loyalty, on
which they might draw to purchase the favour of his
Majesty, when he should feel sufficiently confirmed to
deal with them for their past expressions and policy.

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* Oct. 16th. The Court of Assistants sit. They
enact, that the last impression of the laws shall be in
force after 30 days. As suicide was prevailing, they
order, that the body of every person, who had killed
himself, should be denied burial, except in some high
way, as the selectmen shall direct, and that a cart load
of stones should be laid on the grave, as a mark of in-
famy and warning. They require that those of the
Friends should be tried by a Jury of 12. They re-
lease Margaret Smith and Mary Trask, ©f this de-
nomination, and belonging to Salem, for the sake of
their husbands. They granted liberty for the Friends
in prison to embark for England, if they chose. Among
them were Jose])h Nicholson andhis wife. The last
had resided in this town for a short time.
' t Nov. 27th. A number of Friends were fined
from 6s. to £7 10s. each. The wife of Robert Stone
was fined Court fees. John Burton was presented and
dismissed.

± Dec 19th. A special General Court assembles.
"William Ilathorne and Edmund Batter were deputies.
The former was speaker. The main objects of the
Court were to address the King and Parliament. They
desire of both the continuance of their Charter privi-
leges, and not to be condemned for accusations before
they shall be fairly heard. They excuse themselves to
his Majesty for their treatment to the Friends.
^ Their address to him on this subject was answered
by Edward Burroughs, in England, who presented his
reply to the King. 11 Tlie Court also instruct their
agents in London to strive for preventing measures,
which would require the Colonists to make appeals to
the Crown ; to justify their decisions in reference to
the iron works in Massachusetts; and to oppose per-
mission for the Friends to reside within their jurisdic-
tion.

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ERRATA, &c.

The references on tlie first eight pages of this Number are placed at the end
of what they refer to, instead of the beginning. For respected read reputed,
jjage 104. For Edward r. Edmund, p. 113, 114. For husbandmen r. herdsmen.
p. 115. For 230 acres r. 220, p. 117. For daubings r. daubinge, p. 119. For
John r. Thomas, p. 120. For Merrice r. Maurice, p. 121. For Strawbury r.
Strawberry, p. 124. For Perry r. Percy, p. 125.

Wood's description of Salem on p. 126, was published in 1639 ; but he was
here in 1633. It is very likely, that his description shows Salem to have been
as it was in 1633.

For Newton r. Norton, p. 127. For proved (in reference to Mrs. Cartwright's
will) r. presented, p. 128.

The range for Cattle, mentioned on p. 129, was at Forrest River head " up
to Mr. Humplirey's farm, and from thence to the pond and so about to Brooks-
bye."

For Ruthworth r. Rushworth, p. 139. For May r. April, p. 142. For Friers
r. Triers, p. 143. For Geo. II. read Geo. III., p. 147. For firres r. stirres,
p. 166. For Gotta r. Cotta, p. 172. For beaches r. braches, an old French
word, signifying female hunting hounds, p. 172. For Woodbridge read Wood-
bury, p. 174. For June 24th r. January 16th, p. 179. Strike out about the
inquest on Henry Bartholomew, p. 179. Land was laid out and not granted to
Mr. Walton at the date mentioned, p. 180. Mr Walton lived at'^Iarblehea4 in
1636, For 1638 r. 1639, p. 184. For Low's r. Lawe's, p. 191. For Cota r. Cot-
ta, p! 192. Sam. Sharpe probably died at the close of 1057 instead of 1656, p.
194. For Hannett r. Harnett, p. 198. *^\_^^^^

o"l

ANNAIiS OF SAI^EM,

The circumstances of issuing this work, will not allow of
Biographies, in the following numbers, so full as some, given in the
preceeding numbers. — When some authorities, not adduced before,
are refered to, they will follow their abbreviations in a parenthesis,
at the bottom of the page, and afterwards bo denoted by such
abbreviations.

1661.
* Jan. 19th. Thomas Vennev, made free 1638, and
united to Salem Church 1640, was hanged, drawn and
quartered in London, f He was a cooper by trade.
He, while in this town, endeavoured to persuade others
to leave Massachusets and move to Providence, one of
the Bahama Islands. In England, he was denominat-
ed a fifth monarchy man. J With others of his opin-
ions, he opposed the administration of Cromwell. After
Charles II. ascended the throne, Vernier " persuaded
his followers, that if they would take arms, Jesus would
come to put himself at their head." They complied
with his suggestion. Being sixty persons, they were
mostly slain in fighting with a body of the troops,
sent to suppress them. Venner and a few of his ad-
herents were taken and he suffered as already stated.
He, like many of various ages, was an unhappy example
of the effects, which result from allowing the imagina-
tion to controul reason, conscience and revelation ; and
to put forth its distempered conclusions in the viola-
tion of laws both human and divine.

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1661] ^^^

* March 3d. Richard Prince was chosen a Com-
missioner to meet other Commissioners, and hand in
the votes of Salem for Magistrates, Associates and
County Treasurer. — f 6ih. A Fast was observed liere
for the general sickness of the past winter ; for the
prevalence of seducers ; and for renewal of covenant ;
and adding to it a clause, of which the following is the
conclusion : — " Therefore we do covenant by the help
of Jesus Christ to take heed and beware of the leaven
of the doctrine of the Quakers." The fact, here pre-
sented, shows that whatever may have been the merits
of the controversy between the Friends and Congrega-
tionalists, it certainl}' excited deep concern, and was
among the most prominent causes, which called forth
the expressions and endeavours of our fathers. After
the foregoing clause was put to the Covenant, Elder
Brown rendered thanks to God before the Congrega-
tion for being returned home after suffering ship-wreck,
having lost the vessel and cargo, and been in great
danger from Indians. It appears that he had been on a
voyage to Virginia. — t 14th. Edward Wharton was
at the execution of William Lcddra in Boston ; — took
leave of him, and protested against Leddra's not being
permitted to speak with his friends. When the body of
Leddra was cut down, W' barton and others caught it
in their arms and gave it burial. At this time Whar-
ton was under sentence of banishment, and seems to
have defied its execution.

§ April 22d. The Selectmen agreed to meet once a
month, and fine any one of their number, needlessly ab-
sent, 2s. — 23d. The Town voted that £10 should be
paid to Maj. Wm. Hathorne, the ensuing year, for
training the foot company.

II May 22d. General Court sat. Wm. Hathorne
and Edmund Batter were Deputies. The former was
chosen first reserve Commissioner for the Colony.
The Court order " that Quakers," when discovered,
shall be made bare from the middle upwards, tied to a

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cart, and whipped through the town towards the bound-
ary of Massachusetts ; and, if returning, that they shall
be similarly punished, with the addition, that some of
them shall be branded with an R. on their left shoul-
der ; and, if coming back a third time, that they shall
be banished on pain of death. The Christian Com-
monwealth, a ^ook, written by John Elliot, of Rox-
bury, Missioriary among the Indians, was censured
by the Court, as opposed to Royal government. They
required his acknowledgement to be transcribed and
posted up in Salem and four other towns. They main-
ly agreed with him in political opinions, though their
oath of allegiance required them to disapprove of his pub-
lishing these opinions. Bray Wilkins and Jno. Gingle,
both of Lynn, who had purchased a farm, called Will-
Hill, of Mr. Richard Bellingham, desired that it might
belong to Salem. The Court granted their petition.
William King, of this place, having returned from his
banishment and renounced his adherence to the Friends,
was pardoned by the Court. Hog Island, about a
league from Falmouth, was granted to Gov. Endicott
in lieu of 1000 acres assigned him in 1657. Mr. Hig-
ginson, minister of Salem, was allowed 700 acres for
his services, as Scribe to the Synod in 1637. He had
petitioned for such compensation in 1643, while at
Guildford. The Court voted 500 acres to William
Hathorne for his services, as Magistrate, several years
in Salem and Marblehead, and " otherwise to the great
hindrance of his personal occasions and the diminution
of his estate." They designated July 7th as a day of
Thanksgiving for " the gracious answer" of the King ;
for health, promising appearance of vegetation ; and for
privileges of Government and of the Gospel. In refer-
ence to the first reason for thankfulness, it appears that
Charles II. had given a very favourable reply to an ad-
dress of General Court. But, as subsequent circum-
stances prove, he was only waiting for an opportunity
to show the Colony, that he had not been a negligent
observer of their course, nor forgetful of their prefer-

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cnce to democracy. It is a painful reflection upon hu-
man nature, that state-policy too often discourses in
words of friendship, till a convenient season arrives to
perform deeds of enormity. The General Court raised
a Committee of 12, among whom was Wm. Hathorne,
to consider their " patent, laws, privileges and duty to
his Majesty," and to present their result the next ses-
sion.

June 10th. The Committee, last mentioned, reported.
Another Committee of 6, among whom was Mr. Hath-
orne, were instructed to draft a letter to the King.
*25th. John Hathorne of Salem was confirmed, as
Quarter Master of the " three County troop." — 28th.
The Friends belonging to this town, were fined about
£40. Among them was the wife of Nicholas Phelps.
She was sentenced to pay £5, or be whipped, for as-
serting that Mr. Higginson " sent abroad his wolves
and blood hounds among the sheep and lambs."

t July 30th. A vote was passed, that the children
of persons, who had been covenant children, should be
entitled to baptism.

J Aug. 2d. A few of the Friends were fined £10,
for absence from the Congregational meeting on the
Sabbath. — §7th. The Governor calls a special Court.
William Hathorne and Edmund Batter were deputies.
The reason for such a session was, that a vessel was to
sail immediately for England, and that expediency re-
quired, that she should carry tidings of the King's be-
ing proclaimed. The Court accordingly order, that
Charles H. shall be proclaimed as King the next day
in Boston, after the lecture, by Secretary Rawson.
They recommend the Governor, Collector Temple,
Deputy Governor, Magistrates, Elders and people, four
foot companies, one troop of horse, and masters of ships
in the harbour, to be in attendance on this occasion.
They also voted an address to his Majesty.

II Sept. 9th. The Court of Assistants order Josiah
Southwick, who had returned from banishment, to be

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stripped from his girdle upward, tied to a cart's tail,
and whipped ten stripes in each of the towns, Boston,
Rocksbury, and Dedliam. Thus ordered out of Mas-
sachusetts, he came back the next day, but one, to his
house in Salem.

* It was concluded, that the children of Church mem-
bers here, should be under the watch of the Church.

October. Six persons of the Church were recorded
as absenting themselves from its ordinances. They
had a preference for the Friends. The Church voted
to comply with the recommendation of other churches
to keep a Fast December 23d for seeking divine aid in
a prevalent sickness. Mr. John Blackleach and wife,
Elizabeth, were recommended to Hartford Church.
They afterwards resided in Boston. He became a
freeman 1635; — member of the Church here before
1 636 ; — and was granted 300 acres of land by this
town, 1637. He represented Salem at the General
Court 1 636. He appears to have been a respectable
man.

fNov. 27th. General Court are convened to consid-
er a letter from the King, which required them to cease
from proceedings against " the Quakers," and to send
such of them, as were already apprehended, over to
England for trial. They vote to comply with his in-
structions. These were brought by Samuel Shattock
of Sakm from London, whither he had gone, after be-
ing banished. The Court appoint Jan. 2d as a Fast-
day, for the ignorance and dissipation of youth, neglect
of domestic government, pride and excess in apparel ;
for complaints of enemies to the King, and for the com-
bination of Antichrist to crush piety in the world.

t Dec. 10th. " It is ordered that the bridge or
causeway at the western end of Salem be sufficiently
repaired and a stone walk to be built against the side
thereof upon the County's charge." Those of the
Friends' society w^ere fined as usual from £1 to £10
each. John Burton, of their number, declared to the

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Justices, that they were robbers and destroyers of the
widows and fatherless, and that their Priests divined
for money, and that their worship was not the wor-
ship of God. Being commanded silence, he com-
manded the Court to be silent. He continued speak-
ing in this manner, till he was ordered to the stocks.
*31st. Special Court of Assistants assemble. They
designate Simon Bradstreet of Andover, and John Nor-
ton of Boston, as agents to England ; who, though loath
to go, sailed Feb. lOtli. No embassy had been watch-
ed w ith greater closeness and anxiety by the Colonists,
than this was because of the difticulties, which it
iiad to encounter in England. The Court order
a Synod, composed of Elders and messengers of the
Churches, to assemble in Boston 2d Tuesday of 1st
month. The questions to be laid before the Synod
^\CYG : — Who are the subjects of Baptism ? Should
there be, according to the Scriptures, a consociation
of Churches ? and, if so, what should be its form ?

1662.

fFeb. 19th. Three persons were excommunicated
for not attending worship. Three more were to be ad-
monished, who were excommunicated the 26tli. All six
were thus dealt with for adhering to the Friends. —
26th. The Synod met in Boston. Messrs. Higgin-
son, Hathorne and Bartholomew attended it, as repre-
sentatives of the Salem Church. It continued a fort-
night. As the members of the Synod perceived that
the (|uestions before them, were likely to be followed
with important consequences, and that some of their
number could tarry no longer, they adjourned to June
10th.

t March 3d. At Town meeting, it was " ordered
that the Selectmen, with those masters of vessels, that
are then in town to join with them, to advise with
such as have lands granted at the burying point, how
they may accommodate them so as that there may be

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a place left for graving of vessels, and that all further
proceedings be suspended until this be done."— *25th
Doct. Wm. Woodcock, of Salem, an Apothecary, was
licensed to distil strong waters for a year and " sell bv
retail." ^

t May 7th. General Court sits. Messrs. Hathorne
and liartholomew were Deputies. The Court forbid
children and servants to be extravagantly clothed.
Ihej offer a reward of 40^. for every wolf killed
buch were the wants of the inhabitants and of stran-
gers coming from England, and such the supplies need-
ed for the fishery, the Court prohibited the exportation
of wheat and flour after the 23th. A Fast was ap-
pointed to be observed June 5th, on account of sick-
ness disunion, drought, the unsettled state of great
troubles, and to seek the divine blessing on the Agents
in London, and on the Synod about to renew their ses-
sion. Ihe Court divided the cavalry of Essex Coun-
ty. Ihey continued those of Salem, River-head,
Manchester and Lynn, under the officers then ovei'

^M n u^ ^/ ^''^"'^'^ ^^^ P^^P^^ ^f Gloucester
and Marblehead from military service, because of their
engagements in fishing. They instruct Mr. Hull the
mint master, to coin half of the silver bullion, coming
to his hands the first year, into 2d. pieces, and 1-5 o1'
such bullion, as should be lodged with him for seven
years afterwards, into the same currency. They grant
Edmund Batter 250 acres of land - in^the wilderness
on the North side of Merrimack River and West of
JDcaver Creek."

t June 4th. It was voted that a Bier be provided
for carrying the dead._§ 10th. The Synod met and
adjomned to Sept. 10th.-|| 24th. Lawrence Leach
died lately M. 83, He was proposed for a freeman

]rqr*~'?' ^, "'^"'^^' °^ ^^^^ Ch"^-ch here before
lb Jb,— when the town granted him 100 acres of land.
He lelt a widow, Elizabeth, and two sons. Of these
element, the eldest, was married and lived in England.'

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The other was Capt. Richard Leach who died 1647,
and left a son, John, who inherited his grandfather
Leach's farm at Rial side. Mr. Leach had held vari-
ous offices in town. He was one of the 13 men. His
useful life rendered him respected. — 26th. Daniel
Rea had recently deceased. From his son's age, he
was not less than 60 at death. His wife and children
survived him. The last were Joshua, Bethiah wife of
Capt. Thomas Lathrop, Rebeckah and Sarah. He had
been one of the 13 men. He sustained a reputation,
which secured him the confidence of others.

July 7 til. Thomas Lathrop was allowed to take
command of the foot company on " Cape Ann or Ips-
wich side."

^ Oct. 8th. General Court assemble. They order
all judicial concerns to be transacted in the King's
name. They appoint Nov. 5th for Thanksgiving, be-
cause enough had been spared to sustain man and
beast ; the Agents had safely returned from England ;
and peace, liberty and the Gospel were still enjoyed.
They set barley at 55., malt 55. 6d., peas and rye 45.
6d., and corn 35. for rates. They designate Dec. 5th
for a Fast on account of the low state of religion in the
world ; prevalence of Antichrist in reformed churches
" beyond the seas," and public rebukes at home. They
revive an order against the Friends, because some of
their denomination had appeared in the eastern parts.
They accepted the result of the Synod and ordered it
to be printed. The Court " as an acknowledgement
of the great pains of Col. Wm. Brown (of Salem) in
behalf of this country when he was in England, judges
meet to grant him 500 acres of land." They confirm
George Curwin, Capt. Thomas Putnam, Lieutenant,
and Walter Price, Cornet, of the troop, belonging to
Salem and vicinity.

tNov. 7th. Elias Stileman sen'r had recently
died M. not less than 70. He left a wife, and a son,
Ellas, who moved to Portsmouth, and became an emi-

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nent man He was made freeman 1633, a member of

acL^ofT'H^' before 1636, when he received loo

men 164 S"" ""= '"V' "'^ ^™^ °"« °f the 13

■ "ity -_» ,;„, "Tr" P ™'"=''''« ™«"ber of the commu-

a tended tl The Pastor and Henry Bartholomew

Mr Broek r """r,"^ •'^''" ^'°''^ '-" Reading.

Shoafs He ^r f at Rowley and the Isle t{

June 8 7fio„S';|i'™!,''' at Harvard 1646, and died

Wilson Vn,' ^^- 68--t2oth. The wife of Robert

VVilson to, gomg through Salem, without any clothes

on, as a sign of spiritual nakedness in town and colony

hr^lfa'i^^r'V'^'iV •^'"■•'^ .ail, un~°d o
ner waist, and be whipped from Mr. Gednev's -^ate to

her own house, not exceeding 30 stripes, fier mother
ue^'sLuen "f; Smith, being abetto'rs of hei coL
«ere sentenced to be tied on each side of her with
nothing on to their waists but an under garb, and o
accompany her the distance mentioned. Fro,; histan

Frienl "^'P'"'^' Z™"'' °" ">« ^'-^t '-ordT o t'"
Friends m Salem, they, no doubt, as a body, disapprov!
ed of the preceding persons' conduct. Before any new
denomination becomes consolidated, some of its meni.
oers will show more zeal than knowledge, more v o-
ence than discretion. No body of peopfe 'should ha\^

mit mh F-"'' "'T' "hicha'fcVof them cl!
nit.— 28 h. Fines to the amount of £16910 were

itship. " ^"'"'^ '"' ''''""'' ^«'" Congregat:;:a!

166S.

n»m„ "■'^"'' T^'' P"nted result of the late Svnod
canre recommended by General Court to the Church
wTL, /"??''='" ^"■'=°fg''°"nd "ere provided
we,e^ 7\^°' ^'- Higgi"^on» their ministe,-, which
e,e to be the property of him and his heirs.-& 26th

earth uaket'"^'F°',*'"/'""'"»' "'^^^ "^ ■■' S-a
earthquake ,n N. England, a,id the same night anoth-
er somethmg less than the former." "

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* May 11th. Voted, that the Deputies, who shall be
at next General Court, shall petition for an enlarge-
ment of liberty to those, who were not Church mem-
bers Such an alteration had been strongly required
by the King.— 1 27th. General Court convened. Wm.
Hathorne was elected one of the Assistants for the first
time. He sustained this office annually, except 1673,
till 1680. Messrs. Batter and Bartholomew w ere Dep-
uties Mr. Higginson preached the election sermon.
His text was 1 Kings, 8 c. 57-8 and 9 vs. His sub-
ject was the cause of God and his people m J^- ^^^^^g"
land. In recommending his sermon, hev. Messrs.
Wilson, sen'r of Boston, and Whitingof Lynn, remark,
" The sermon when preached was acceptable to all and
found general approbationamong all the wise hearted
and podly so far as we have heard." 1 he Court raise
a committee of 13, who were Elders and Magisti-ates.
Amon- them were Rev. Mr. Higgmson and Henry
Bartholomew. Their business was to drait an answer
to the King's letter, which demanded greater liberty in
the colonial elections and an amendment oi the laws
and charter. The Court invite persons, who are in-
clined to give their advice on these subjects, to forward

it to the committee. n , i t j t a

t June 30th. Col. Thomas Read had died abroad
before this date. He became freeman 1634 ; joined
Salem Church before 1636 ; and granted 300 acres of
land 1637. He left a second wiie, and two sons, tne
younger of whom was Abraham. He appears to have
served under Cromwell and commanded a Regiment in
En-land 1660, at the Restoration of Charles 11.

^°Julv Mh. Edward Wharton was condemned by
the Court^it Dover, whither he had gone to pronounce
a woe on the Justices for their procedmgs against the
Friends,-to be whipped in three towns at the - , s
tail and brought to his house in Salem. INot long at
wards he 1^^^^^^^ U lashes ^or testifying a g.n^^^^^
the sentence for punishing John Liddal and Thomas

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Newhouse, who were apprehended in this town. He
afterwards visited the house of worship at Dover with
others on the Sabbath ; for which he and they were im-
prisoned a short time. — * 10th. Wm. Hollin^worth,
merchant, of this town, agrees to send 100 hhds. of
Virginia tobacco in the ship Visitation of Boston, Capt.
Zech. Gellum, to England and Holland for a market,
at £7 sterling; a tun. Mr. Hollingworth was to pay
the duties. — f 15th. Peter Palfrey died at Fveading.
He held the interesting relation to Salem of being
among its first founders. He was often chosen a se-
lectman. He was a prominent Deputy to General
Court. He and his first wife Erdith were among the
earliest members of the Church. He was made free-
man 1631. He was granted 200 acres of land 1636.
For his second wife, he married Elizabeth, the widow
of John Fairfield, who died 1647, and left two children.
He appears to have moved from this place before 16.53.
So worthy were his exertions to promote the welfare
of Salem, he deserves to live in the remembrance of
its inhabitants. t Philip Veren, of the Friends, was
sentenced to be severely whipped for saying, " that we
had murdered the dear saints and servants of God, and
that he saw one of them murdered at Boston himself."
*' There are £50 allowed to build a prison at Salem
out of the lands, already seized, which were the Qua-
ker lands."

§ Oct. 6th. The Pastor and Messrs. Lathrop and
Allen, attended an ordination of John Emerson, at
Gloucester. Mr. Emerson was son of Thomas Emer-
son of Ipswich. He graduated at Harvard 1656. He
married Ruth, daug^hter of Samuel Symonds, Deputy
Governor. He died at Gloucester 1700, .E. about 74,
jl 26th. Court of Assistants convene. They pass the
following regulations : — The magistrates and deputies
shall meet together in the Court Chamber at 7 o'clock,
A. M. and then commence business. No freeman shall
assemble at the Court of Elections, but send their prox-

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ies. Here, it seems, the inconvenient custom for free-
men to collect from every part of the colony, to vote for
Governor and magistrates was discontinued. The al-
teration of such a practice was so unpopular, the prac-
tice was revived the next year, Oct. 10th The Court
appoint Custom-house officers. Among them was
llilliard Veren, of this place, for the ports of Salem,
Marblehead, and Gloucester. Such aii appointment
accorded with his Majccty's letter of June 24th, on the
subject of navigation. The Court, considering the
Friends as opposed to Civil and Ecclesiasical govern-
ment, and knowing them as set against bearing arms,
forbid them to vote w ith regard to public concerns.
They permit the inhabitants of Salem to settle a plan-
tation, G miles square at Pcnnicook, if getting 20 fami-
lies on it within three years.

•" Nov. 9ih. The Pastor and Mr. Porter were de-
si'Tiiated to attend the gathering of a Church and or-
daining Thomas Gilbert at Topsfield. Mr. Gdbeit was
a Scotsman. He and his wife came over 1661. He had
been minister at Chedlie, Cheshire, and also at Ldlmg,
in Endand. He was made freeman 1 664. He preach-
ed at Topsfield till after 1671. He died at Charles-
town 1673, M. 63.— 1 29th. Twenty-five of the
Friends were fined £125. Samuel Shattock was one
of them. For char-ing the Court and Country with
shedding innocent blood,— he was sentenced to pay Lo
or be whipped. Joshua Buffum was ordered to be put
in the stocks one hour for affronting the Court about
his marriage. Philip Veren was sentenced to be put
by the heels into the stocks one hour for denying the
country's power to compel any to attend Congregation-
al worship. , r>.. i«

t Dec 8th. Salem was assessed £6 125. as its pro-
portion of the Colonial rate, for supporting the President
and Fellows of the College.-^ The Pastor and Messrs.
Conant and Lathrop were appointed to attend the or-
dination of Antipas Newman, at Wenham. Mr. New-

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iiian began to preach at Wenham 1657. He is suppos-
ed to have been a son of Rev. Samuel Newman, of
Rehoboth. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Gov-
ernor Winthrop, 1658. He died Oct. l5th 1672.
His wife and five children survived him. At the ordi-
nation of Mr. Newman, Charles Gott and wife, Sarah,
and son Charles, were recommended by Salem Church
to the Church at Wenham, where they had a farm.
He was the person who wrote to Gov. Bradford about
the gathering of the Salem Church, 1629, in which he
was a d€acon many years before his dismission. He
became Jreeman 1632. He was granted 75 acres of
land 1636. He served as selectman and Deputy to
General Court Avhile an inhabitant here. His wife di-
ed 1665, and he died Jan. 15th 1668. He was an in-
telligent, useful and esteemed member of the commu-
iiLty. The Salem Church set apart one day for humil-
iation and prayer in each of the four following months,
" for mercy with respect to the great affliction and re-
proach, which have come on so many thousands of
ministers and christians (in England) in these times,
by means of Episcopal usurpation ; also, with respect
to dangers threatening ourselves." This extract shows,
that our fathers were anxiously awake to the public
welfere, which they perceived greatly threatened by
late acts of the Kin"-.

1664.
* May 4th. Edward Wharton, who was actively
engaged m spreading the doctrines of the Friends, was
apprehended in Boston and ordered by the Governor to
be whipped and carried to his house at Salem.— f 18th
General Court sit. Messrs. Batter and Lathrop were
Deputies. The Court appoint 15th June as a Fast
day for troubles and distractions of the colony. They
decide in reference to a difficulty between Salem and
1 opsheld about their boundaries. Their decision was
tnat these boundaries should be according to an agree-

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ment of 1659. Although this was done, yet, for ma-
ny years after, there was a controversy between these
two towns concerning the same matter.

* June 5th. Elder Brown requested a dismission
from his office in the Church, because his trading to
Virginia (whence he had lately returned) prevented
him from attending to its duties as he desired. — f 28th.
A few of the Friends were fined and others convicted
for absence from worship. — JSOth. Edward Wharton
having gone from Salem to Boston with Whenlock
Christison to see Mary Tomkins, who was sick and
had just returned from a mission to Virginia, was or-
dered to receive 30 lashes and be co nducted to his
house.

§ Aug. 3d. General Court assembles to consider
communications from his Majesty's Commissioners,
whose appearance in N. England, filled them with
strong fears as to their liberties. They so altered the
conditions of becoming Freemen, as that certificates
from any regular Clergyman, representing persons to
be correct in sentiment and conduct, would entitle them
to such a privilege. This alteration, which made it un-
necessary for men to be professors of religion in order
to become members of the Legislature, w as calculated
to break the bond of union, which had existed between
the Church and State for more than thirty years. The
Court resolve to be loyal, but still to maintain their
Charter rights. Ihey order an address to his Majesty,
which, under date of Oct. 25th, says, " Let our gov-
ernment live, our Patent live, our Magistrates live, our
laws and liberties live, our religious enjoyments live, so
shall we all yet have further cause to say. Let the King
live forever." They aj)point Sept. 1st as a Fast day for
scanty crops and the threatening aspect of public affairs.
They vote to comply with the request of his Majesty's
Commissioners for troops to assist in reducing the
Dutch at New Amsterdam. As we peruse the pro-
ceedings of our ancestors at this time, we perceive, that

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they considered themselves as very critically situated ;
as on the verge of having the features of their govern-
ment, which, as they believed, ^its strength, beauty
and attraction, were marred and destroyed by the
power of Royalty. As imagination brings them before
us, we note them as anxious and grieved, and yet, like
men worthy of any age or nation, resolved to make ev-
ery noble effort to keep their heritage from desolation
and reproach.

Oct. 19th. General Court assemble. For the first
time they vote an address to the Governor. They de-
signate Nov. 16th as a Fast day " for frowns of greater
evils." Tlicy confirm the choice of Walter Price,
Capt., George Gardner, Lieut., and Zerubabel Endi-
cot, Ensign, of the Salem company. They permit no
other printing press than that of Cambridge, nor any
thing to be printed, except by the consent of supervisors.
They estimate wheat 55., corn 3s., barley and barley
malt 45. 6cL, peas and rye 45., corn 35. a bushel for
rates.

* Nov. 6th. Mrs. Lydia Banks, who had been ab-
sent 22 years, desired a dismission to the Church in
London under Rev. Mr. Nye. Her request was grant-
ed. She was united with the Church here 1637. She
had owned Flayne's farm of 400 acres, which was sold
about 1655. The Church records say, " The desire
of our honoured Governor and wife for dismission to a
Boston Church, was granted." f A Comet was seen
in N. England. It was thought to portend " great ca-
lamities and notable changes." J It continued from
Nov. 17th to Feb. 4th.

1665.
§ March 15th. Governor John Endicott died. He
had scarcely moved from Salem, when he Avas called
to his perpetual abode. He came from Dorchester in
Dorsetshire, England. He was brother-in-law to Roger
Ludlow, Deputy Governor. The consideration, that

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he was selected by the company, who fostered the set-
tlement of Massachusetts to carry their plans into effect,
is enough to show, that he stood high in the estimation
of discerning and deserving men in his native country.
Their recorded commendation of him coincided with
their real opinion. * An English writer, in speaking of
him, 1630, remarks: " a man well known to divers
persons of good note." The merits of his character,
as possessed by him when coming to this country, were
not diminished, but greatly increased, by his long em-
ployment in public service. True, the individuals and
denominations, against whom he deemed it his duty to
act, would not allow him to be so estimable a person.
They cherished opinions and commended an adminis-
tration of the laws, which he did not approve ; and,
therefore,, they considered him wrong so far, as he dif-
fered from them. They measured his reputation by
the rule of prejudice in favour of their own cause, for
which rule impartial observers always make many al-
lowances. After all the severe reflections cast upon him,
he appears, in the eye of candour, to have diligently en-
forced a policy of government, which was approved by
many of the best among his co-temporaries ; but which
was found, by his successors, to need, in some respects,
the correcting hand of experience. In his private and
public relations, he was' a man of unshaken integrity.
For my country and my God, — was the motto inscribed
upon his motives, purposes and deeds. That he had
his imperfections, there is no doubt. But that he ex-
hibited as few of them under his multiplied and try-
ing duties, as the most excellent of men would in his
situation, is equally correct. His many exertions for
the prosperity of Salem, and his ardent attachment to
it, should impress his name and worth on the hearts of
its inhabitants as lono; as its existence continues. His
first wife was Ann Gour, who came with him from
England, and lived but a short time after her arrival
hither. His second wife was Elizabeth Gibson, who

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surviv^ed him. He left two sons, John and Zerubabel.
He was in his 77th year at his decease.

* May 3d. General Court convene. Edmnnd Bat-
ter and Walter Price were Deputies. The Court set
apart June 22d for a Fast on account of caterpillars,
salmon worm, and impending Judgments. In compli-
ance with the King's order, through his commissioners,
the Court order a map of the Colony to be drawn. Wm.
Hathorne acknowledges before the Court, that he had
spoken unadvisely against his Majesty's commission-
ers. The Court agree that their declaration of alle-
giance to the King shall be published by Mr. Oliver
Purchase on horse back, by sound of trumpets ; and
that Thomas Bleigh Treasurer, and Marshal Richard
Wait accompany him ; and that in the close there shall
be audibly said : " God save the King." In this and
other instances of paying homage to Kings, the rulers of
Massachusetts acted more to avert threatened evils,
than to please themselves. At the present time, the
Commissioners of his Majesty were continually remind-
ing them of their short-comings in loyalty, and mena-
cing them with the scourge of his dipleasure, unless
they were more pliant to his views. General Court, to
conciliate the King, voted him £500 worth of the com-
modity best suited for his navy. The committee raised
to obtain this commodity, were nine, of whom were
Wm. Brown and George Curwin. — f 24th. The
King's Commissioners proposed to the General Court,
that the Colony should abolish their coining establish-
ment, as contrary to royal prerogative ; should allow
Episcopalians to be exempted from fine for not attend-
ing Congregational worship, and, also, to be freemen
as well as others ; should permit the Friends to go
about their lawful business ; should observe Nov. 5th
as a day of Thanksgiving, because the King and coun-
try had been preserv^ed from gun-powder treason ; and
keep May 29th in a similar manner, to commemorate
the birth and restoration of C-harlcs II.; and observe

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Jan. 20th in fasting and prayer, "that God would avert
his judgments for that most barbarous and execrable
murder of our late sovereign, Charles I." These pro-
posals appear to have been complied with. The last
of them must have been exceedingly repugnant to the
wishes of the colonists. * As General Court publicly
proclaimed against the interference of his Majesty's
Commissioners in the cases of two persons, who had
violated the laws, they broke off all conference with
each other, f One of the two persons, mentioned, was
John Porter, jr. of Salem, who, more than a year past,
was confined in Boston jail for mal-treatment to his
father, t An order from the Legislature came to the
Church here for a Fast, on account " of difficulties with
his Majesty's Commissioners, and for the Lord to in-
cline the ear of his Majesty." ^In May, Edward
Wharton was appreliended in Boston with others of his
denomination. He was sentenced to receive 15 lashes
and be imprisoned a month.

II Oct. 11th. Court of Assistants sit. They ap-
point Nov. 8th for Thanksgiving because of comforta-
ble food, the Dutch fleet's being diverted from the
coast, and of peace and liberty. Clap informs us that
a report reached Massachusetts in July, that Dc Ruy-
ter was in the West Indies and intended to come hither ;
that the Castle was prepared to resist him ; and that,
driven from our coast by contrary winds, he went to
Newfoundland and " did great spoil there." The Court,
also, designate Nov. 22d for a Fast on account of the
plague in'^London and many other places of England.

S Nov. 28th. The Friends here were fined £56 10.
John Hathorne was confirmed as Quarter Master.—
Robert Moulton, sen'r, had died recently. His chd-
dren, surviving him, were Robert, Abigail, Samuel,
Hannah, John, Joseph, Meriam and Mary. He was a
ship builder and lived in Salem as early as 1629. He
became freeman 1631. He resided a short time at
Charlestown, which he represented in General Court

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1635. The town granted him 100 acres of land 1636.
He held the chief offices of Salem and served as one of
its Deputies to General Court. He sustained a reputa-
ble character.

1666.

*May 18th. Capt. Wm. Trask sen'r having died,
the town make arrangements for his burial with milita-
ry honours. He left a widow, Sarah, and children,
William, Susan, Mary and John. He was among the
first Church members. He became freeman 1630.
He was granted 200 acres of land 1636. He sustained
various offices in town, — was a Deputy to General
Court, and several times served against the Indians.
He was a brave man ; a useful and respected member
of society. — t23d. General Court assemble. Wm.
Brown and George Curwin were Deputies. The
Court, considering the town and harbour of Salem much
exposed, order it to be fortified. They encourage the
people here, by an abatement of taxes, to build a bat-
tery in some suitable place. They instruct George
Curwin to exert himself for finishing such defence.
They require Marblehead to raise a company, to be
trained by Maj. Wm. Hathorne of this place and Sam-
uel Ward as serjeant of that place. — J 27th. The far-
mers, (living where Danvers now is) propose, that as
the distance for them to attend meeting is great, they
may be helped by the Congregation here to hire a min-
ister, or that they may employ one themselves. Their
petition was not yet granted.

^ June 18th. All males, above ^6, were required to
aid in making the fort on Winter Island. — 1| 26th.
Some of the Friends were fined £10. Josiah and Dan-
iel Southwick and John Blevin, refusing to pay a fine
of £1 apiece, were ordered to be whipped. Henry
Skerry of Salem was chosen Marshal of the Court at £6
a year.

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*Sept. 10th. A house belonging to Capt. Savage
was burnt in this town. The incendiary, a woman,
was ordered to Boston prison lor trial. — filth. Gen-
eral Court convened. Some of the Elders met with
them as advisers. Their object was to answer a letter
of his Majesty dated 10th April. This letter stated
that he had recalled his commissioners, and that he re-
quired the Governor and Council to choose four or five
persons for meeting him in London, on the subject of
existing difficulties, and that \Vm. Hathorne must be
of the number.— J 14th. Petitions were handed into
the Court from several towns. One of them was from
Salem, signed by 33 persons, composing a respectable
minority. This minority thought, that the King's in-
structions to his Commissioners were paramount to the
Charter ; and that they, whom he had commanded to
meet him in England, should go and endeavour to clear
the Colony from charges of disloyalty.--17th. The Court,
in answering his Majesty's order for agents to wait on
him, decline a compliance with it, because they believ-
ed their case would be no better understood, even if a
delegation from the colony were to visit him. By such
a reply they gave him to understand, that they regard-
ed their Charter, as the dernier resort in Colonial ques-
tions of difficulty, and not his absolute pleasure. At
the same time, they inform him, that, however they
deem an invasion of Canada inexpedient for want of
forces, still they had proclaimed his declaration of war
against the French by sound of trumpet ; that the
rl-ench had taken some of their Vessels ; that they
had granted commissions, under which some of the
enemy's fishing ships had been captured.

§ Oct. 11th. The Court of Assistants assemble.
They set apart Nov. 8th as Thanksgiving day, for con-
tinuance of civil and religious privileges ; for preserva-
tion from invasion by the common enemy, and for sus-
tenance through a drought. They also designate Nov.
20th for a Fast, because of sins, blastings, mildew,

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drought, grass-hoppers, catterpillars, and small-pox in
Massachusetts ; and wars and pestilence in England ;
and to pray that their liberties might be continued,
country kept from invasion, and the fleet, lately sailed,
have a prosperous passage.

*Nov. 27 th. Some of the Friends are fined £7.
" The Court do order that the wreck that was lately
secured by the worshipful Maj. Wm. Hathorne, and
left by him in the hands of John Devorix, all those
goods or wreck shall be remanded by the said Maj.
Hathorne and by him made use of for erecting a Cage
in Salem and to be accountable for the remainder."
It was the practice to punish some offenders by confin-
ing them in a cage, and exposing them to public view
on lecture days. In the course of this year Richard,
son of Thomas Gardner, moved to Nantucket. He mar-
ried Sarah Shattock about 1632. She was cut off from
the Church here 1662, for having attached herself to
the Friends' Society, and, as one of them, was often
prosecuted. It is likely these things induced them to
leave Salem.

1667.

t Feb. 28th. The Church kept a Fast in reference
to a motion for the brethren on Bass River to be a
Church by themselves and settle John Hale as their
minister.

April 2d. A Fast was observed here on account of
the small pox in the Bay, and the burning of London.

X May 7th. The highway from Salem to Andover
was laid out according to a previous plan of Gov. Endi-
cott. — ^13th. General Court assemble. George Cur-
win and Henry Bartholomew were Deputies. The
Court order that foreign vessels, above 2 tons, shall
pay 1-2 lb. of gunpowder, or an equivalent, for each
ton. They appoint Wm. Hathorne to receive such
powder for forts of Salem and Marblehead. They
enact that, as enemies were by sea and land, there

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should be a military committee in every town to super-
intend the preparation of defences, so that they might
serve as refuges to women, children, and aged people
in time of danger, and thereby the soldiers be more at
liberty to repel invaders. They designate a Committee
of 5, among whom was George Curwin, to obtain an
allowance on the charge, made by John Hull and Ro-
bert Sanders for coining, in consideration of the coun-
try's expense on the mint house. They grant the pe-
tition of Salem for two or three barrels of powder and
two or three (large) guns.

* June 25th. A few of the Friends were fined.

tJuly 4th. The Church vote to use the Bay
Psalm Book, with Ainsworth. They consent that their
brethren at Bass River shall become a distinct Church.
J This permission was put over for confirmation at a
fuller meeting on Sacrament day, the latter part of the
month. The number of persons, petitioning for the
separation here contemplated, were about 74 of both
sexes

§ Aug. 9th. By order of General Court, George
Curwin, Wm. Brown and Walter Price were to receive
contributions in Salem for his Majesty's fleet at Cari-
bee Islands.

II Sept. 20th. The Church were invited to attend
the ordination of Mr. John Hale. They concluded it
best to have as many of their number attend as could.
5The separated members entered into covenant. Mr.
Hale, being dismissed from Charlestown Church, was
received into their fellowship. Including him there
were 50 males and females, who signed the covenant.
He was ordained by laying on of hands by Mr. Hig-
ginson of Salem, Mr. Thomas Cobbit of Ipswich, and
Mr. Antipas Newman of Wenham. Then these ministers
and their delegates owned the persons, who had just
covenanted, to be a regular church. Mr. Hale preach-
ed for his people 3 years before his ordination. He

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was preceded in preaching for them by Joshua and
Jeremiah Hobart. These two were sons of Rev. Pe-
ter Hobart of Hinghan. Joshua became minister of
Southhold, L. I. Jeremiah, who married Dorothy,
daughter of Rev. Samuel Whiting of Lynn, became
minister of Topsfield, then of Hemstead, L. I., and
then of Haddam, Connecticut, where he died 1715, in
his 85th year. He was grandfather to David Brainard,
the noted Missionary. Both of the Messrs. Hobarts
graduated at Harvard 1650. The salary of Mr. Hale
varied from £64 to £85 and 30 cords of wood. This
article, as drawn for him, was estimated at 6s. a cord.
He was son of Robert and Rebeckah Hale of Charles-
town. He was married thrice. He died May 15th
1700, in his 64th year.

* Sept. 25th. Mrs. Alice Sharp, widow of the Rul-
ing Elder, had died recently. She left children, viz.
Nathaniel and Hannah, and three other daughters, mar-
ried to Thomas Jeggles, Christopher Phelps, and John
Norton. Her name is among the first Church mem-
bers. She lived and died respected.

t Oct. 9th. Court of Assistants convene. They
appoint 5 persons, of whom was George Curwin, to su-
perintend the building of vessels, because some had
been built, which, in materials and models, were calcu-
lated to injure the colony's commerce. They propose,
that any person who would buikl a dry dock for ships
of 300 tons within 1 2 months should have the income
of it, and no other dock should be made for 15 years.
They set wheat at 55., rye, barley, barley malt 45., peas
3.S. and corn 2s. 8f/. a bushel for rates. They appoint
Nov. 5th as a Thanksgiving day, for continuance of lib-
erty, preservation from common enemy and a good
harvest. They designate 1st Wednesday of Dec. for
Fast day on account of troubles in Churches of all parts,
particularly England, terrible tempests and the capture
of vessels.

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*Nov. 26th. As many in Salem had not taken the
oath of fidelity, they were required to do it before
Judge Hathorne. Josiah Southwick was sentenced to
pay 105. " for contempt of authority by keeping on his
hat after he was required to put it off." Others of the
Friends were fined £14. If refusing to pay or give
security, they were to be confined a week in the House
of Correction at Ipswich at their own cost, and tho
Marshal was to impress carts and horses for their safe
conveyance. — Messrs Higginson and Hathorne were
desired to consult with persons of Marblehead about a
petition, which these persons had presented for liberty
to call and settle some one to assist Mr. Walton in the
ministry.

1668.

fJan. 14th. A day of Thanksgiving was kept by
vote of the Church, for the preservation of liberty and
for news of peace between England and Holland,
which had arrived months before.

t March 8th. Governor and Council request the
ministers of all the tovrns to go, in imitation of Con-
gregational ministers in England, and converse from
house to house with young and old within the bounds
of their parishes. Compliance with this advice was
attended with good effects.

^ April 15th. Robert Tufton Mason, proprietor of
the Province of New-Hampshire, grants Wm. Trask of
Salem the improvement of his house and land, except
mines, for 155. a year. Mr. Mason appears to have
revived the claim, of which his grandfather, John Ma-
son, had granted him by Plymouth Council in Eng-
lannd, 635, as to lands from Naumkeag, or North
Ptiver of Salem, to Piscataqua River.— The claim
which Wm. Trask allowed, was disputed strenuously
by inhabitants of Ipswich, Gloucester and Beverly, in
1681. According to the testimony of Richard Brack-
enbiuy, William Dixy, and Humphrey Woodbury, in

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1681, tlic ground for opposing Mason's claim was, that
the Massachusetts Company purchased the right to
kind on the North side of Naumkeag River of the
Dorchester Company, before Gov. Endicott came from
England.

*29th. General Court sit. Edmund Batter and John
Porter were Deputies. The Court instructed Messrs.
Batter and Bartholomew, as assessors, to estimate the
merchandize in the Salem warehouses, and give a re-
port of it to the County Commissioners. They require
this and other tov/ns to have a contribution, as a mark
of their loyalty, for the paying of freight on masts,
which had been, and were to be transported for his
Majesty's navy. They order several Baptists of Bos-
ton to leave the Colony, unless they renounced their
opinions, f This accorded with an able protest of the
Congregational ministers, assembled in Boston, which
was dated April 30th, and was particularly aimed
against an assembly of Baptists, lately set up in Boston.
J June 30th. Ordered that £20 of a county rate be
paid towards erecting a prison at Salem. Some of the
Friends Vv'ere fined £9 5. Edward Wharton, though
uncalled for, repeatedly entered the Court " m an un-
reverent manner with his hat on," and declared that
the Government had shed innocent blood. He was
asked, if he did not ^vickedly by thus expressing him-
self. He replied, " God forbid I should own that to
be wicked, which God requires of me." He was fined
£50 and ordered to be imprisoned till his fine was paid.
§July 8th. As the inhabitants at Nortli Neck were
fearful of Indians, who resided thereabouts, they had
leave for a watch to be set,

Sept. 10th. Mr. Nathaniel Pickman died. He had
come from Bristol, England, to this town with his fam-
ily 1666. His wife was Tabitha, and children, Na-
thaniel, John, Benjamin, William, Samuel, and Bethiah.
15tli. Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Mr. George Curwin di-
ed. She Avas the widow of Mr. John White before

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she came to this country and marned Mr. Ciinvin.
She had some property by her "'f husband, which 1 e
second husband greatly mcreased. S'-e "n.ted ^vlth
fho Church here 1640. Besides her children by Mr.
Curwh" she had two daughters by Mr. AVhite one,
Mary, married to Samuel Gardner, and the other to Sam-
uel Andrew. She was a worthy woman.

* Oct 14th. Court of Assistants convene. Ihey
pass a law against travelling to improper places on the
Sabbath. They enact that no persons «-'^<=<^Pt f/"'^';^
members in full commumon, shall have libeity to
choose and call a minister, t " The people at Cape
Ann side received permission from General Couit to be
a Township, called Beverly." Beverly ongmally be-
longed to Sagamore John of Agawam, who granted t
o tlie Colonists, Three of his grand children request-
ed something for it ; and, to satisfy them though hav-
i,t noe<m!,able claim, the inhabitants ol Beverly paid
them £6 6 8 in 1700. Among the usefid persons set
off from Salem to Beverly, were Richard Brackenbury,
Uo'ev Conant and Thomas Lathrop. Mr. Bracken-
bun came over with Governor Endicott. He was
among the original church members. He l^ecame free-
man 1630. He was granted 75 acres of land Iboo.
He de^ 1685 in his 85th year. He left descendan s.
Mr Conant was an estimable man. He was at the
head of the Planters, who came from Cape Ann and
first settled in Salem. He was among the first church
member . He became freeman 1 631 He was grant-
ed 200 acres of land at the head of Bass River 16o6
He, while an inhabitant of this town, held its princu^
offices and represented it at General Court. He peti
tTel General Court for land, " as an ancient planter "
1671, and they granted Mm 200 acres. He came to
this country from Budieigh in Eng and. He d'ed No^ .
iqth 1679 in his 89lh year. He left children. Capt.
hllopZZ an aeti/e, intelligent and useful man
He, ^^7,ile within the limits of Salem, often held ,ts

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chief offices, and was a member of the church here before
1636. He was made freeman 1634. He was granted
30 acres of land 1636. He was an active and brave
officer; and as such, was in several contests with the
Indians and French. About 1654 he was a Captain
under Major Sedgwick at the taking of St. Johns. He
then desired the Major, that he would grant the bell,
which was there, for Bass River meeting house. The
Major answered, that this bell was promised, but that
he would give him the next one taken. Port Royal
was soon captured and Capt. Lathrop renewed his re-
quest. The Major accordingly ordered the bell, in the
"New Friary" of Port Royal, to be put into the hands
of the Captain, who had it transported to Bass River,
(afterwards Beverly) and placed there in the meeting
house. Capt. Lathrop was slain in a deadly battle
with the Indians 1675. He came from England where
he left a brother. He brought over a sister, Ellen,
who became the second wife of Ezekiel Cheever, the
noted school-master. He left a widow, Bethiah, daugh-
ter of Joshua Rea, and afterwards wife of Joseph Graf-
ton. He had no children.

*Nov. 24th. Salem is allowed £6 13 4 towards
building a bridge over Ipswich River for the new road
to Andover. Some of the Friends were fined £8 10.
Samuel Shattock, John Blevin, Josiah Southwick and
Joshua Buffum were committed to prison one month
for not paying their fines. Nathaniel Hadlock was ad-
monished for attending a meeting of the Friends ; fined
40s. for refusing to assist a constable ; and to be se-
verely whipped for declaring, that he could receive no
profit from Mr. Higginson's preaching, and that the
government were guilty of innocent blood. He was al-
so to give bonds for £20 that he would keep the peace.

1669.
t March 9th. " Jonathan Pickering is allowed to
build shipping next beyond the causeway, provided he
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do hinder no highway, nor cattle from coming to salt
water. — 10th." The Governor and Council advise the
Clergymen of all tov/ns " to chatechize and instruct all
people (especially youth) in the sound principles of the
Christian Religion, and that not only in public, but
privately from house to house, or at least three, four or
more families meeting together as time and strength
may permit ; taking to your assistance such godly and
grave persons as to you may seem expedient." — 26th.
Messrs. Higginson of Salem, and Thatcher of Boston,
recommend to the public Morton's Memorial.

* April 3d. A letter was received by the Church
here from dissenting brethren of the first Church in
Boston, t These brethren, being 28, were opposed to
the settlement of John Davenport over their society in
1667, particularly because he had objected to the result
of the Synod in 1662, and because his Church of New
Haven did not consent to his leaving of them. They
had tried for a dismission, but had not succeeded.
X For this purpose they desired the Salem Church to
credit no evil reports against them, and to send their
Elder and messengers to meet with others in Boston
on the 13th, to advise them. The Pastor and Capt.
Price were designated to attend this Council. — 30!.li.
The Pastor reported, that messengers from 13 other
churches, besides those of Salem and Lynn, had met in
Boston. He stated, that members of the Council ap-
plied to the Elders of the first Boston Church twice
and then to both Elders and the brethren by way to paci-
fication, but were denied any conference. He represent-
ed, that after these steps, the Council approved of ad-
vice, given to the aggrieved brethren by a former Coun-
cil, and advised them to form another Church by them-
selves.

^ May 3d. Thomas Maul, of the Friends, was sen-
tenced to be v/hipped 10 stripes for saying, that Mr.
Higginson preached lies, and that his instruction was
" the doctrine of devils." — |]16th. A letter from the

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Elders of the first Church in Boston was read before
the Church here, which requested, that they would not
think uncharitably of them. The Pastor observed, that,
as the dissenting brethren had been formed into a
Church at Charlestown by representatives from five
Churches, according to advice of two Councils, he saw
no necessity of doing any thing about the letter. The
Church thus formed at Charlestown became the third
Church of Boston, and is called the Old South. — * 19th.
General Court assemble. George Curwin and Henry
Bartholomew are Deputies. For carrying the laAV into
effect against exporting coined money, the Court appoint
searchers for it in different towns. They commission
Edmund Batter to act in this business at Salem. As
the Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis, a Cath-
olic Priest, was about to be printed, they order it to be
revised by the Licensers. They instruct George Cur-
win to see that the Salem Fort is finished, and the Se-
lectmen to assess taxes for meeting the expense

t June 29th. By an account allowed, it appears that
the Colony had been answerable for the expenses, which
the Magistrates and Deputies were at in passing to and
from General Coiirt. Benjamin Felton was appointed
to keep the Salem prison. He accepted the trust for
one year, having as much as Mr. Wilson, the keeper of
Ipswich prison had. Some of the Friends were fined
£9 10. John Blevin and Robert Gray of them were im-
prisoned for not giving security. As usual the Judges
allow the servants where they boarded some compensa-
tion for attendance. Tamson, the widow of Robert
Buffum, was appointed administrator of his estate ; but
as Gertrude Pope and Elizabeth Kitchen, of the Friends,
and witnesses to his will, ivould only testify and not
swear to its correctness^ it was not allowed to remain on
file.

J Oct. 18th. From the appointment of a Thanks-
giving to be Nov. 17th, it appears that a famine threat-
ened the Colony.

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*Nov. 3d. Messrs. Hathorne and Price, as messen-
gers from the Church here, met with a Council in New-
bury concernins; difficulties between the Pastor and
people there. The Council adjourned to April 19th,
when Mr. Higginson attended and brought a favoura-
ble report as to a settlement of the contention. This
contention was renewed and occasioned another Coun-
cil in about a year.

1670.

t April 5th. Wm. Brown sen. Edmund Batter, Hen-
ry Bartliolomcw and George Curwin, were appointed
to agree with carpenters lor building a meeting house
not to exceed £1000. This building was to be 20 feet
stud and set at the West end of the old meeting house
towards the prison. The town gave land to set it on.

J May 11th. General Court assembles. George
Curwin and Edmund Batter are Deputies. The Court
say, " Whereas by the blessing of God, the trade of
Fishing hath been advantageous to this country, which
is likely to be much impaired by the use of Tortuga
salt which leaves spots upon the Fish, by reason of
shells and trash in it ;" and they forbid such fish to be
accounted merchantable. They appoint June iGtli as a
Fast-day for neglect of the young, and of maintaining
the ministry in some places, and other transgressions.
They choose a committee to report what had been the
cause of divine displeasure against the land. The Com-
mittee after stating such things, " as a subversion of
Gospel order," to be the occasion of judgments, speak
against the formation of the &d Church of Boston as
irregular. The question, whether a man may marry
the sister of his deceased wife, is decided by the Court
in the negative.

^June loth. Daniel Epes was hired to keep the
school. He was from Ipswich. Mr. Norrice, who
was his predecessor, was still kept in part pay. || 27th.
Mr. Tliomas Ruck had died lately. He and his wife,

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Elizabeth, joined the Church here 1640. He was
made freeman the same year. He left a widow and
children, among whom was John Ruck. He appears
to have sustained a respectable standing in society. —
* This month, it was agreed, that candidates for the
Church should be admitted P. M. at the close of the
sermon. — It was customary for such candidates to
stand propounded a month before admission. — tS8th.
A fine of £6 was laid on some of the Friends. Attach-
ments were to be laid on the property of others, that
they might be compelled to appear at Court.

Nov. 29th. Mr. John Croad, merchant, had re-
cently deceased. He had married Elizabeth, daughter
of Mr. Walter Price. She and their children survived
him. He had held the office of Marshal, and seems to
have possessed a reputable character.

Dec. 2d. William Hathorne, Judge, IE 63, testi-
fies, that Lady Moody came over about 30 years ago,
and paid Mr. Humphrey for his estate £1100.

1671.

t March 3d. Capt. John Smith allowed 405. for
entertaining sick people at Castle hill.

^ May 31st. General Court sit. Messrs Batter
and Bartholomew are Deputies. Clergymen are freed
from country, county and church rates. They are also
freed from town rates, except a contrary agreement is
made. As the property of Governor Endicott's widow
was not sufficient ibr her support, she was granted an
annuity of £30 during her widowhood. This act was
an indication of public respect both for her and her de-
ceased husband. Fifteen ministers who counselled the
3d Church of Boston to form a Society by themselves,
present an address to the Court, requesting, that, as
their committee the last year reported them as disorgan-
izers for giving such counsel, they may have a hearing
either before the Court or a Convention of Churches.
The Court consider their address, and apologize to

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them for improper terms, applied to them bj their com-
mittee. Of the clergymen so concerned ^\^s Mr. Hig-
ginson.

* June 25th. Elias Stileman was recommended to
the Church at Portsmouth, where he was a useful and
eminent man. — t 30th. Pasco Foot had died lately.
He became a member of the Church 1652. He left
children, Pasco, Elizabeth, Marj, Samuel, and Abigail.
He was an enterprizing merchant.

I July 17th. For £160 salary voted to Mr. Higgin-
son, and understood to be payable in country produce,
he agreed to take £120 in cash. This shows that dis-
count on contracts for produce, when paid in money,
was occasionally 1-4 part.

^ October. About this time, James Bailey, of New-
bury, began to preach for the people of Salem Village.

1672.
"11 March 22d. Permission was granted to the far-
mers to have a minister by themselves. — 1l22d. Two
persons who had been covenant children of the Church
were publicly censured and admonished for ill-conduct.
This shows that an immediate watch was kept by the
Church members over those, who had been baptized in
infancy. An example of this kind is now worth imi-
tating.

**May 1st. As complaint was made against rac-
ing horses to the danger of people's lives, and against
riding fast to and from meeting on the Sabbath, such
practices were forbidden on penalty of 405. — ft 6th.
The town by consent of Mr. Higginson and Church,
request Charles Nicholet to preach for them a year on
trial for settlement. They also desire him to preach a
lecture once every week. Mr. Nicholet came from
Virginia and had preached several times before he was
invited to continue his* labours. — 8th. The Selectmen
publicly forbid 12 persons to spend their time and es-

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tates at the two ordinaries of Salem in drinking. — *15th.
General Court sit. George Curwin and Henry Bar-
tholomew are Deputies. The Court agree to observe
the 22d as a Fast day in the Court House. Several
ministers are designated to perform the religious servi-
ces. June 13th is appointed for a Fast day, because of
the involved state of England, and threatening wars of
Europe. The Court order, that scolds and railers shall
be gagged or set in a ducking stool and dipped over
head and ears three times. They forbid persons to give
their workmen wine or strong liquors on fine of 20^.
except in cases of need. It appears by the repeal of a
law, that none but tanners had been allowed to trade in
hides. ^Ym. Hathorne and another are designated to
make 'diligent inquiry concerning memorable events,
and particularly " what hath been collected by John
VVinthrop sen. Thomas Dudley, John Wilson sen. and
Edmund Johnson, or any other, that so matter being
prepared, some meet person m.ay be appointed by this
Court to put the same into form, that so after perusal,
it may be sent to the press." Joseph Gardner is ap-
pointed Lieutenant of the company under Capt. Walter
Price. — t 28th. War was proclaimed in Boston against
the Dutch, as had already been done in England.

t June 25th. Not long before this, Mr. Theodore
Price was lost at sea. He was son of Walter Price.
He married Ann Wood 1667. He left her with two
daughters. His widow married Dudley Bradstreet, of
Andover, son to the Governor, 1673.

§ Aug. 1 1 th. Mr. Nicholet was admitted a member
of the Church here. — 1| 17th. It was voted, that the
Old Meeting House should be pulled down on the 19th,
and that 30 men a day be employed for this business.
It was agreed that " the old pulpit and the Deacon's
seat be given to the Farmers." — 19th. It was voted,
that of the meeting house materials a school house and
w^atch house should be built.

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* Sept. 5th, As New-Haven and Connecticut had be-
come one Colony, articles of confederation were renew-
ed with some alteration, by Commissioners of IMymouth,
Connecticut and Massachusetts. Wm. Hathorne was
one of them.

t Oct. 8th. Court of Assistants convene. Fast is
appointed to be Dec. 24th, for unusual sickness the lat-
ter part of the summer and its continuance in some
towns ; for hay hurt by rains ; for England's be-
ing greatly concerned in the Protestant wars of Europe.
The inha1)itants of Salem village are allowed to raise
money for the support of the ministry and erection of a
meeting house. Wm. Hathorne is allowed land of a
mile square at or near Pennicook, for 500 acres granted
him 1661, provided it should not hinder the town al-
ready granted. Henry Bartholomew and Joseph
Gardner are appointed a Committee for Essex to settle
the accounts of what was received for the relief of his
Majesty's fleet at Caribee Islands ; and, also, to collect
the back contributions.

t Nov. 11th. Mr. Bailey was voted £40 for his first
year's preaching. — ^29th. Mr. John Norman had di-
ed lately. He was one of the persons, employed by
the Dorchester Company and was at Salem with his
father, when Governor Endicott arrived. His age was
about 60. He left a wife, Arabella, and children. She
joined the Church here 1636.

II Dec. 26th. The people of Salem village agree to
build a meeting house, 16 feet stud, 28 broad, and 34
long.

1673.
H Jan. 14th. Mr. Wm. Lord, sen. Cutler, died, M.
about 89. His relict was Abigail. He united with
the Chr.rch here 1639. He had been selectman and
sustained other offices in town. He was a benevolent
and useful member of society.

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* March 2d. Fast day by agreement of the Church
here for "the afflicted state of God's people abroad, and
also the signs and fears of approaching judgments to-
wards ourselves." The services were performed by
Messrs. Hale, Nicholet, and Higginson. — fGth. Voted
by those of Salem village, that 1-5 of the rate for
building a meeting house, shall be paid in money or but-
ter at 5d per pound.

J April 14th. The town, contrary to Mr. Higgin-
son's wish, requested Mr. Nicholet to preach for them
another year after the first shall have ended. — 2Ist. A
Committee were chosen to build a school house, which
was to serve as a watch and town house, of the timber,
that was in the old meeting house. — 26th. Among the
services of the sexton, he was to call at Mr. Higgin-
son's house for him, m the morning and afternoon of
every Sabbath.

^ May 7th. General Court assemble. Henry Bar-
tholomew was Deputy. Wm. Brown sen. had been
chosen with him by the town, but he seems not to
have appeared at the first of the session. Wm. Brown
sen., George Curwin and two others, are requested to
import, on account of the Colony, 60 great guns, and
a proportion of shot, from Bilboa, where they traded.

II June 24th. Mr. Jacob Barney had died recently,
JK. 73. He became freeman 1634, and a member of
the Church here, about the same time. He had a grant
of land 1636. He was often selectman and Deputy to
General Court. He was an intelligent merchant. He
left a wife, Elizabeth, and children, Jacob, and a daugh-
ter, married to John Cromwell. The loss of such men
as Mr. Barney is not easily supplied. Rev. Mr. Nich-
olet took the oath of freeman.

H Aug. 4th. General Denison, of Ipswich, orders
the Salem Fort be repaired.

**Oct. 15th. General Court sit. They designate
Nov. 28th for Thanksgiving because of a good harvest

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and preservation from enemies on neighboring coasts.
The enemies here refered to were the Dutch, in a
squadron from Holland, who had destroyed the com-
merce of Virginia and re-captured New- York. The
Court order 100 militia men, and 30 troopers to be im-
pressed from Essex Regiment. They having been in-
formed, " that there is one Robert Stone, master of a
vessel, lately come from New-York and arrived at Sa-
lem, do judge it necessary in order to the present affair
under consideration, that said Stone together with Mr.
Hollingsworth, who was lately taken by the Dutch, be
forthwith sent for ;" that the Court " may receive such
information as they can give.'' Persons, not members
of Churches in full communion, and desiring to become
freemen were henceforth to liand in their names at the
Court of Election, and have them read over some day
of the session, and the vote, for their being admitted
freemen, was not to be taken till next Court of Elec-
tion. As sheep had been set too high in country rates,
the Court order them to be valued at £.5 a score. As
piracy was prevailing, an act is passed, that it shall be
punishable with death. ^ One occasion of this law
was that an English crew had taken their ship from the
captain and put him with some of his officers into the
long boat. He arrived at Boston, whither the muti-
neers soon came with his vessel. They were executed
in Boston.

t Nov. 7th. Those of vSalem village voted Mr. Bai-
ley £47 and 40 cords of wood for his second year.
They, also, voted to build a house for the Ministry, 13
feet stud, 20 v/ide, and 28 long, and a " leantoo of 11
feet at the end."

I Dec. The selectmen, knowing that some persons
neglected to have their children instructed and brought
up to useful employment, advertize the children of five
such persons, as ready for being bound out to service.

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1674.

* Jan. 6th. General Court grant Richard Hollings-
worth 600 acres of land. They order that every post-
man, on public service, shall have 3d. a mile, and that
no inn-holder shall charge him more than Is. a bushel
for oats, and M. for hay during day and night.

t Feb. 19th. Mr. Higginson, knowing that a ma-
jority of his people were about to invite Mr. Nicholet to
preach a third year, which would begin June 14th,
called a Church meeting, and stated that he was deci-
dedly opposed to Mr. N's. staying any longer. The
reasons of his objection w^ere, that Mw N. did not
preach sound doctrine ; that his continuance was cal*
culated to increase difficulty ; and that he was no help
to him. Mr. H. laid these reasons before the Church,
that Mr. N. might have reasonable notice to provide
for himself elsewhere. Much debate ensued. Mr. H.
was inclined to take a vote on the subject, but the
principal of the brethren advised him to delay, lest a
minority of them should join the town and have Mr. N.
at all events. Mr. II. complied, and observed, that he
felt satisfied with having done his duty. In the begin-
ning of March, the towai desired Mr. H. to attend their
meeting ; and asked his reasons for objecting to Mr.
N's preaching for them. He answered, You know.
When they stated that they w-ished for Mr. N. to abide
with them another year, Mr. H. said, that he would be
passive but not concur.

t March 3 1st. John Ruck, and John Putnam, of
Salem, were part of a company who owned iron works
at Rowley village.

^ May 27th. General Court assemble. George
Curwin and Henry Bartholomew are Deputies. The
Court order, that Salem Company shall be divided into
two ; that Joseph Gardner be captain of one, and John
Curwin captain of the other.

II June 5th. Capt. Walter Price died .E. 61. His
wife was Elizabeth, who deceased the succeeding Nov.

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11th, JE. 73. They were married m Bristol, England.
They appear to have come to Salem 1641. They uni-
ted with the church here 1642, and he became freeman
the same year. He left cliildren, Elizabeth, married
to her second husband, John Ruck, and Hannah, wife
of Hilliard Veren, Jun. and two sons, John and William.
He was a respectable merchant. His estate was over
£2058. His ofiices were various. He was often one
of the Selectmen and of the Deputies to General Court.
He was an estimable member of the community. —
* 30th. A person, for slandering Mr. Higginson, was
sentenced to make an acknowledgement before the
Assembly on Lecture day, and audibly crave his pardon,
or be whipped 15 stripes and imprisoned till bonds be
given for £5. Mr. Thomas Gardner had died recent-
ly. He was son of Thomas Gardner, who came from
Scotland, and who was an overseer of the Plantation at
Gloucester 1624, and moved thence to Salem. He,
and his first wife, Margaret Frier, miited with the
church here 1639. He became freeman 1641. His
last wife, Damaris Shattock, connected herself with the
Friends, and for this was often fined. She survived
him. His children were Sarah Balch, Seeth Grafton,
Thomas, George, John, Samuel, Joseph, and Richard.
He had lost a daughter, Miriam Hill. According to
the custom of his time, he left his son, Thomas, a
double portion. He was selectman and held other offi-
ces of the town. He was a respectable merchant.

t September. Mr. Nicholet began to preach nine
farewell sermons, as if he were about leaving Salem.

October. The town, to prevent Mr. Nicholet's de-
parture, gave him a call to continue with them for life.
The lecture day following he accepted their invitation.
Not long after this, some persons, none of whom be-
longed to the Church, attempted to gather another
Church in Salem.

Nov. 30. Mr. Higginson acquainted his Church, that
the Deputy Governor and Major General had been ap-

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plied to, by Individuals, for permission to form a Church
at Lynn on Dec. 8th, but that they did not grant them
permission. The Church voted to send the Pastor,
and brethren, Wm. Brow^n, Edmund Batter and Sam-
uel Gardner, to oppose the gathering of the proposed
Church. He and two of these brethren appeared at
Ijynn Dec. 8th, and with messengers from Ipswich,
Rowley, and Beverly, voted against the organizing of
the Church. Messengers from other churches thought,
on examination of the persons intending to become a
Church, that they had better delay being so organized.
Chief Justice Sewall informs us, in his diary, that the
object of forming such a Church was to get Mr. Nich-
olet for its minister.

It appears, that as Mr. Nicholet's friends were de-
feated in having a Church organized in Salem, they tri-
ed for the same object at Lynn. Had they succeeded,
they would, in all probability, have had the Church so
gathered, returned to this town, and called the second
Church of Salem.

1675.
*Jan. 10th. The Church here was invited to at-
tend the ordination of Joseph Gerrish at Wenham on
the 13th. Edmund Batter and Henry Skerry were
chosen to go with the Pastor. Mr. Gerrish was son to
Mr. Wm. Gerrish, of Newbury. He was born March
23, 1651. He graduated at Harvard 1669. He mar-
ried Anna, daughter of Maj. Richard Waldron of Dover.
He began to preach at Wenham 1673. He died there
Jan. 6th, 1720, in his 70th year. He left four sons and
three daughters. He was an intelligent and estimable
minister. — 18th. A letter from the Governor and
Council was read to the Church. It proposed the ex-
pediency of asking advice from churches about the dif-
ficulties, occasioned by the continuance of Mr. JNicho-
let. The Pastor and Hon. Wm. Hathorne and most
of the brethren thought best to comply. The Church

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agreed on Feb. 18th for a day of Humiliation to seek
divine guidance, when Messrs. Higginson and Nicholet
perform the services.

Feb. 1 9th. The Pastor excepted against Mr. Nich-
olet's doctrine and practice. Mr. N. made some ex-
planation and concessions ; and his acknowledgement
was accepted as satisfactory. Mr. Joseph Brown was
dismissed to Charlestown Church for which he preach-
ed. He was son of Hon. Wm. Brown. He graduated at
Harvard 1666. He married Mehitable Brenton, who
died Sept. Uth, 1676. He died at Charlestown 1678.
On Harvard Catalogue the name of Mr. Brown is not
printed in Italics, which, at first sight, would seem to
denote, that he Avas not a preacher. But the fact is,
that the names of preachers not ordained were printed
as his is. In his day it was customary to preach three,
six or more years for a society, before ordination over
them. This spring a majority of the town and many
of the Church attempted to build a Meeting House,
which they carried forward so far as to raise the roof
of it on the Common. They petitioned General Court
that Mr. Nicholet might become their minister.

"May 12th. General Court sit. Samuel Brown
and Edmund Batter are Deputies. The Court direct
letters to every town clerk, requesting ministers to stir
up the inhabitants to pay what contributions were due
and to contribute more to finish the new building for
the college. They confirm John Pierce as Lieutenant,
and John Higginson, Ensign, of the company under
Capt. Joseph Gardner ; and Richard Leach as Lieu-
tenant, John Pickering, Ensign, of the company under
Capt. John Curwin. They order that a person be ap-
pointed in every sea-port to prevent the exportation of
sheep, wool, and racoon furs. They require Constables
to carry their black staves as before, except when in
pursuit of delinquents, and then do as convenient. On
account of the petitions and remonstrances from Salem
about Mr. Nicholet, the Court designate the Governor,

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Deputy Governor, and eight more, as a committee to
meet here and endeavour to make an amicable adjust-
ment of difficulties.

* June 8th. The Committee, last mentioned, came
hither and W'cre in session three days. Their report
was dated the 10th. They regret the contention. They
declare the manner of calling and settling Mr. Nicholet,
by a promiscuous vote of the town, very irregular and
contrary to all known wholesome laws of the Colony,
and of a tendency dangerous both to Church and State.
They advise that the church and town observe a day
of Fasting and Prayer and settle their differences ; that
the ministr}^ be carried on by Messrs. Higginson and
Nicholet together ; and that when another society
should be formed, it should be done with harmony.
^' At the same time the committee were in session,
news came that Philip and the Indians had begun war
with the English."

t June 29th. Fast day on account of Indian troU'.
bles.

I July 9th. Edmund Batter and Wm. Brown ap-
peared as Deputies at General Court, which voted, that
the charge for an expedition against the Indians shall
be laid on the whole colony. — ^20th. Richard Prince
died recently, ^. 61. Rejoined the Church 1642,
and became freeman the same year. He was long
Deacon of the Church here. He was a tailor by occu-
pation. He was frequently one of the selectmen. He
was an active, influential and worthy man. — 26th.
Governor Winslow of Plymouth ^vrites to Mr. Lever-
et, " my person, I hear, has been much threatened
by Indians. I have about twenty men at my house ;
have sent away my wife and children to Salem, that I
may be less incumbered ; have flanked my house and
resolve to maintain it as long as a man will stand by
me."

II Aug. 1st. The church here agree to try the Bay
Psalm Book six months.

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*Sept. 18th. Seventy men, the most of wlioni were
from Essex, under Capt. Tlionias Lathrop, of Beverly,
were killed with him while fiohtins; against the Indians
at Muddy Brook. Some of the slain were from Salem.

t Oct. oth. £10 13 were distributed to persons in
and out of Salem, who had suffered by the Indians. —
J 13rh. Court of Assistants convene. They require
the IMilitary Committee to see that every town is giiard-
ed against invasion. Owing to the pressing charge on
account of the Indian War, they order seven single
country rates ; each of which was to be for Boston
£300, Salem £180, Charlestown £80, and Ipswich
£70. The single rate of all Essex was £474 10 11 ;
Middlesex £465 8 G, and Suffolk £613 6 11.

Nov. 3d. The General Court publish what they
consider twelve evils, ^^ hich brought on the country
the burning and depopulating of several hopeful Plan-
tations, and the murdering of many people by the In-
dians. One of these evils is thus expressed : " Long
hair, like woman's hair, is worn by some men, either
their own or others hair made into perewigs ; and by
some women wearing borders of hair, and their cutting,
curling and immodest layin«; out their hair, which prac-
tice doth prevail and increase especially among the
younger sort." Another evil, as described by the
Court was, " Pride in apparel, both for costliness in
the poorer sort, and vain new strange fashions both in
poor and rich, with naked breasts and arms, or as it
were pinioned with the addition of superfluous ribbons
both on hair and apparel." The Court revive their laws
against the meetings of the Friends and then- being
brought into the Colony. Lest the Indian war should
make provision scarce, they prohibit the exportation of
wheat, biscuit, and flour. They consider some reflec-
tions made on them and the Maj. General in presence
of Capt. George Curwin by Capt. Haskett of Salem ;
whom they require to apologize to Capt. Curwin here
on a lecture day, and pay £50. They appoint Dec,

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2d for a Fast because of the sad condition of N. Eng-
land * According to notice from General Court, Mr.
Higginson revives his attention to the children of his
Congregation. He proposed to chatechize them every
second week on the 5th and 6th days as formerly.

t Oct. 23d. General Denison sends to Capt. George
Curwin for eight of his best horsemen.

t Nov. 4th. Mr. Higginson attended a Council at
Rowley, to advise the church there, to settle their diffi-
culties about Mr. Shepard's preaching for them. — ^25th.
Eleven men were impressed for the country's service,
some of whom belonged here.

Dec. 1st. Thirty-one men were impressed from the
Salem companies. They appear to have been selected
for an expedition against the Narragansets. They
marched Avith other troops from Boston the 8th. On
the 15th, two men of this town were killed, and one
more wounded by Indians. Capt. Joseph Gardner, of
this town, and others, went out immediately and killed
an Indian, who had slain one of the Salem troops and
had his cap on. — 19th. The forces of Plymouth, Con-
necticut and Massachusetts attacked the Narragansets
in a Swamp. After a warmly contested battle of three
hours, the English took the enemy's place and fired
their wigwams. One thousand of the Indians perished.
Eighty-five of the English were killed or died of their
wounds, and one hundred and forty-five others wound-
ed. Among the killed were Capt. Gardner and six of
his company, besides eleven more of them wounded.

II "Maj. Church espying Capt. Gardner amidst the
wigwams in the east end of the Fort made towards
him ; but on a sudden, while looking at each other,
Capt. Gardner settled down. The Major stepped to
him and seeing the blood run down his cheek, lifted up
his cap and called him by name. He looked up but
spoke not a word, being mortally wounded, shot through
the head, and observing the wound the Major ordered
care to be taken of him." Thus fell an inhabitant of

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Salem in the camp of his enemies. The loss of him
and others of his townsmen in so bloody a contest,
must have occasioned here, when related, general emo-
tions of regret. Capt. Gardner was son of Thomas
Gardner. He appears to have followed the seas as a
commander. He had married Ann, daughter of Eman-
uel Downing, before 1657. He left no children. His
widow married Governor Bradstreet about 1680. By
his patriotic devotedness, he honoured both his town
and country.

* Dec. 21st. A question arose among the Friends
here as to the propriety of the hat's being worn in time
of prayer. The greater part of them decided this ques-
tion in the negative,

1676.

t Jan. 11th. A considerable number of persons had
fled to Salem for protection. The record as to them
is, they " being driven from their habitations by the
barbarous heathen, are added as inhabitants of the
town, though most of them affirming they have pro-
vision for themselves and families a year." Some of
them had emigrated from Salem. Many towns were
thus resorted to by those, who escaped from places, ex-
posed to the Indians.

I Feb. 21st. General Court order 20 foot soldiers
and ten troopers to be impressed out of Essex. They
grant commissions to Lieut. John Peirce and Ensign
John Higginson, of the company, lately under Capt.
Joseph Gardner. As there were many Indians skulk-
ing about the Colony, the Court offer £3 for every one
of them killed or taken prisoner.

§ March 13th. A Committee were to see that Es-
sex was fortified. Salem was mentioned with other
towns, as preparing, besides its Fort, several garrisons
to secure the people of its farm houses. — 27th. A let-
ter from Maj. Wm. Hathorne, then commander at
Wells, stated, that the people there were much distress-

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[1676

ed ; that the forces at Winter Harbour could not hold
out, unless re-inforced ; and that many of his soldiers
were sick.

April 8th. Major Wm. Hathorne writes to the Gov-
ernor again from Wells, that the Indians had burnt
Cape "Nettiok," killed 6 or 7 persons, besides two of
Wells.— * 20th. Mr. Nicholet preached his farewell
sermons. Being bound on a voyage to England, he
removed to Boston. The Church here recommend
him to the Churches of London and elsewhere. Thus
closed the ministry of Mr. N. at Salem. It was unfa-
vourable to the peace of himself and the congregation,
that he was not approved of by Mr. Higginson, a ma-
jority of the Church, and a minority of the town.
Though charged with oifences in doctrine and conduct,
yet he was conciliatory, and considered by most respect-
able men as fit to be colleague with Mr. Higginson.
No doubt his conclusion to leave the country was more
prudent, than if it had been to continue. The extremes
of attachment and dislike, in circumstances like his, are
more apt to converge to a happy medium, by the occa-
sion of such extremes being removed, than by its being
retained.

t May 3d. General Court convene. George Cur-
win and Henry Bartholomew are Deputies. As Salem
found it difficult to have Constables stand, when cho-
sen, the Court impose a fine of £10 on any one, refus-
ing to serve as such, when elected. The Court require
Essex to impress its proportion of men for service. To
adjust demands against the Colony for carrying on the
war, a committee was appointed in each county. There
were three on the Essex committee, of whom was Hen-
ry Bartholomew. Capt. George Curwin was called by
the Court to answer for a misunderstanding between
him and Capt. Henchman, commander-in-chief of the
forces, then out against the enemy. Capt. Curwin was
required to give up the command of his cavalry and
pay the country £100. But at the Sept. session, the

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Court grant the petition of the Salem and Lynn troop-
ers for him, to be restored to his command over them.

* June 19th. "Agreed with John Marston to move
the prison into Benjamin Hoken's garden." — t29th.
Thanksgiving for the prospect of subduing the Indians.

J July 18th. Josiah Southwick was presented for
bringing the wife of John Smith to address the people,
on the Sabbath to their great annoyance. He was fined
105. and ordered to bring the wife of said Smith before
the Court to-morrow or pay 305. The wife of Henry
Trask was fined 5s. for disturbing the congregation, as
they came out of meeting. John Robinson was fined
105. for being twice at the Friends' meeting. Six oth-
ers were arraigned for absence from congregational
worship. Thus the Friends, after a few years' respite,
began to feel the severities of law.

§ Aug. 6th. From a letter of Gen. Denison great
alarm existed in this quarter because the enemy had
passed the Merrimack.— 12th. King Philip, the pow-
erful foe of the English, was killed at Mount Hope
Neck, R. I. He was the youngest son of Massasoit,
and succeeded his brother Alexander 1657, as Sachem
of Pokanoket. He had professed friendship for the
Colonists. But he perceived that their extending set-
tlements would demand either the removal of the Abo-
rigines, or the obliteration of their name as a separate and
independant people. Besides his apprehensions on this
subject, he cherished a prejudice against all his civili-
zed neighbours for injuries, which he or some of his
subjects had received from a few of them. By expect-
ing too much from the English, he arrived to the state of
feeling, wherein he was satisfied with nothing at their
hands. Thus unhappily inclined, he strove, for several
years, to foment a spirit of jealousy and revenge in vari-
ous tribes against the Colonists. His measures for this
object were planned with much ability and executed
with much adroitness. Thus intent, he resolved to
make a mighty effort to rid the land of the English.

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In 1675 he and his allies began their work of destruc-
tion. They were more powerful and more successful,
than the Colonists supposed they could be. They
spread desolation-, terror and lamentation wherever they
came. At length their tide of success began to ebb.
Philip, their chief, was pursued with some followers,
to the place of his death. The tidings of his fall
spread joy through N. England. Could courage, en-
terprize, hardships, sagacity and patriotism, give victo-
ry, he would have succeeded. But well for his oppo-
nents, their superiority in discipline proved his over-
throw. For the suft'erings he brought upon them, they
accounted him as the worst of his species. Still could
some historians of his own nation have described the
principles of his policy, and the traits of his character,
they would have presented him before us as one of the
greatest heroes of his age. Thus it is that adverse par-
ties have always allowed themselves to cherish oppo-
site views of the same motives, actions, and persons.

* Sept. 3d. A letter was received from Rev. John
Wheelwright, of Salisbury, requesting messengers to
attend a Council there Sept. ]9th, with respect to Maj.
Pike's ex-communication. Edmund Batter and John
Hathorne were designated to attend. They reported
that the Council advised Salisbury Church to repeal the
vote for the cutting off of Maj. Pike. Mr. Wheel-
wright, who sent the said letter, was the one banished
from Massachusetts 1638. After changing the place
of his ministry several times, he settled at Salisbury,
where he died Nov. loth, 1679, at an advanced age. —
f6th. Maj. VVm. Hathorne, and other commanders,
with their troops, surprised 400 Indians at Quecheco.
Two hundred of these Indians were found to have
been perfidious and were sent to Boston. Seven
or eight of them were sentenced to immediate
death and the rest were sent away and sold as slaves.
Mr. John Porter died recently, JE. about 80. He was
made freeman 1633. He united with the Church here

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1649. He was afterwards concerned in transacting
business of the town. He was frequently Selectman.
He was Deputy to General Court. He left children.
He was worthy of the confidence, which was largely
placed in him.

* Nov. 6th. Jeffrey Massey's will was dated, and
he died soon after, M about 84. He left a wife, Ellen,
and a son, John. He was among the first Church
members. He was often employed as Surveyor and
also, on the board of Selectmen. He held these and
other offices with honor to himself and usefulness to
others. The question whether John Massey or Roger
Conant was the first child, born in Salem, formerly re-
ceived considerable attention from some. Jan, 1640,
Roger Conant had land as the. first born child of this
town. John Massey petitions, March 1686, for the
Ferry, as " tlie oldest man now living in Salem, that
was born here." March 1704, the Church voted John
Massey an old Bible, " he being considered the first
town born child." The truth appears to be that Roger
Conant was the first child born in Salem. But as he
and his father were set off to Beverly years before
Massey's petition, Massey, when petitioning for the
Ferry, was the oldest man then living in Salem, who
had been born here. The phrase in the Church Rec-
ords, which represents Massey as the first born of this
town, seems to have been either a misconstruction of
the words in his petition, or a mistake of tradition re-
specting him.

1677.

t JNIarch 1st. Fast was observed by order of Court
on account of the war. — March 6th. At the Court of
Assistants, John Flint of Salem, was tried for being the
means of Eliezer Coates' death. The verdict against
him was manslaughter. He was fined £20, and re-
quired to pay £20 more to the father of the deceased.

J April 3d. 1000 "claboards" are mentioned for the

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town house at £4. — It is noticeable that Avhat are now
called chipboards, are written on old Records " cla-
boards" or " clajboards." Clayboards appears to be
more correct orthography than clapboards, — because
such kind of lumber (perhaps of a larger size than at
present, though of the same form) was formerly used
to cover the clay, daubed upon the bricks, which were
put in the sides of a house, as may be seen in some an-
cient, decaying buildings.

* May 6th. It was agreed that the Lord's supper be
every month. — f 2od. General Court sit. Edmund
Batter was Deputy. Thomas Greaves is put down as
another Deputy from Salem, but he belonged to Charles-
town. The Court enact that tlie law^s against profan-
ing the Sabbath be read by each minister before his
congregation twice every year, viz. in March and Sep-
tember. They order that tithing men be appointed,
each of whom, in the various towns, shall have the care
of ten families, so that Sabbath breakers be restrained.
As, on the 11th of June, twenty-five tithing men were
chosen by Salem to superintend its families, there were
about 250 families here. If reckoning 5 2-3 to a fami-
ly, as in England, there were 1416 inhabitants, besides
a fraction, in this town. The Court require Cages to
be set up in the market place of Boston and such other
towns as the County Courts shall specify, for confining
violators of the Sabbath. They empower Constables
to make diligent search for the Friends on the Lord's
day, if suspected of being met together, and, if the
constables be denied admittance where the Friends are,
to break open the doors and apprehend them. As hor-
ses had been rated at the price of £5 each, but had
fallen, the Court order, that from three years old and
upward they shall be set at £3 apiece, between two
a)id three years at £2, between one and two years at
£1.

J June 11th. The Selectmen agreed that each of
them would take turns and accompany the Constables,

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A. M. and P. ]\I., morning and evening, of the Sabbath,
to prevent its being violated.

* July 8th. A vessel arrived at Salem, which took
Capt. Ephraim How, of New-Haven, the only survivor
of his crew, from a desolate Island near Cape Sables,
where, for eight months, he endured severe suffering
from cold and hunger. — f 16th. A part of the princi-
pal men of Salem write to the Council : " Some of us
have met with considerable loss liy Indians lately tak-
ing our vessels. Some vessels, lately come in, say that
the Indians purposed to pursue four more of our Ketch-
es, we tlierefore desire that a vessel with forty or fifty
men may be immediately sent to protect them and re-
take those and the poor captives already taken." They
also state that the enemy were at Cape Sables. The
Council granted their request. It appears by Mr. Hig-
ginson's account, that a Ketch was fitted out against
the enemy and was successful. — t 25th. " The Lord
having allowed the Indians to take no less than thirteen
Ketches of Salem and ca])tivate the men (though di-
vers of them cleared themselves and came home) it
struck great consternation into all people here, and it
was agreed, that the Lecture day should be kept as a
Fast." The services were performed by the Pastor,
Messrs. Hale, Cheever and Gerish. " The Lord was
pleased to send in some of the Ketches on the Fast
day, W'hich was looked on as a gracious smile of Prov-
idence ; also 19 wounded men had been sent to Salem
a little while before. Also a Ketch with 40 men was
sent out of Salem as a man of war to recover the rest
of the Ketches. The Lord gave them success."

^ Aug. 4th. The Friends have a monthly meeting
of men and women at the house of Josiah Southwick.

II Sept. 6th. Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Rev. Anti-
pus Newman, of Wenham, claimed a tract of land at
Ryal's side, granted to her brother, Gov. John Win-
throp, jr. by Salem, for Salt Works. The town settled
her claim.

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*Oct. 7th. Samuol Cheever, minister of Marble-
head, was admitted to the Church Iiere, recommended
by Ips^vich Church. He was sou of Ezekiel Cheever,
the School master. Jt appears that he and the profes-
sors of religion, who heard him, still held their connex-
ion with Salem Church.— f 1 0th. Court of Assistants
convene. They appoint Nov. 15th as Thanksgiving
day for plentiful harvest and the diminution of the ene-
my's rage. They order three rates, two of them to be
paid in the money and one in produce, which, if paid
in money, w^as to have one third part discounted. They
instruct the Treasurer to send his Majesty " 10 barrels
Cranberries, 2 hhds. of special good Samp, and 300
Cod Fish." The men of Salem village petition for
leave to form a Company. The Court allow, that those
of them on west of Ipswich road, may be free from
Capt. John Curwin's company and be exercised at
home by Lt. Richard Leach, leaving it to Salem mili-
tia to limit their two companies. As attempts had been
made to fire Boston and other towns, the Court in-
struct the Selectmen, Tithingmen, and Constables of
every town, to make a census of its inhabitants once in
three months, that all may be known, who had not taken
the oath of Fidelity, and be required to take such an
03th. As his Majesty had sent instructions for his acts
of trade to be observed, the Court order that all vessels
going from Ports in the Colony, or coming to them,
shall comply with these acts. To effect this object,
they institute a Naval Office (probably at Boston) for
all the vessels in Blassachusetts,

Oct. 28th. The Court allow, that, as Mr. Bailey is
recommended by Salem Church and others, he may be-
come the minister of Salem village, where he had
preached about six years.

tNov. 18th. The Pastor read a vote of the town,
dated 9th, that a contribution be taken for the poor eve-
ry Sabbath, and that those, unable to give money, may
put on paper what they will otherwise give.

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Dec. 3d. Mr. James Bailey, minister of the village,
was admitted to the first Church here by recomrneiida-
lionfrom Newbury Church.— * 28th. Council meet.
They address letters to the ministers and selectmen of
towns about bringing in the remainder of subscriptions,
for the College brick building. As letters had been
thrown on Exchange (in Boston) so that any body
mi"^ht take them and thus had been lost, the Council
appoint John Haywood Post Master for the ichole Col-
ony,

1678.

tFeb. 19th. Baker's Island was leased to John
Turner for £3 a year. Great and Little Misery togeth-
er were leased to' George Curwin at the same rate.
The paving stones and ballast on these three Islands
were to be free for the people of Salem. Neither wood
uor timber was to be sold from them except to said
people. The income of these Islands was appropriated
towards the support of the Grammar School.— 1:21st.
Fast was observed by order of Council for Small Fox
in some towns ; fears of further trouble with the In-
dians, and on account of the Agents gone to England.
These Agents were employed to settle the claims ot the
heirs to Gorges and Mason. ^ .

INIarch 3d. Mrs. Mary Higginson was received into
the Church by recommendation from a Boston Church.
She was the Pastor's second wife, whom he appears to
have married recently. % Edward Wharton liad died
lately He had a brother George in London. He had
done and suffered much to promote the doctrines of the
Friends here and elsewhere. He appears to have been
an intelligent and worthy man. _ , t, ,,

II May 8th. General Court sit. Edmund Batter
and Bartholomew Gedney are Deputies. \Vm. Hath-
orne, who still continued an Assistant and Judge ot
Essex Court, is appointed to keep the Norfolk Court
this year.

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*Aiig. 4th. Mrs. Baldin, a French lady, from the
Isle of Jersey, who had testimonials from French min-
isters and had resided here some years, read a confes-
sion of faith in lier own language, which was translated
into English by Mr. Croad, and then read by the Pas-
tor. She was admitted to the Church. At the same
time Mrs. Endicott, formerly Newman, but now wife
of Zerubabel Endicott, was admitted to the Church by
recommendation from Wenham Church. — 22d. Gov-
ernor and Council recommend contributions to meet the
expenses of redeeming captives in Canada, who had
been taken by Indians from Hatfield. Salem contribu-
ted £5 8.— t 23d. There were 300 heads or male
persons taxed in Salem. In reference to them the se-
lectmen say : " We do desire that the commissioners
would please to consider this town in abating what may
be, our town being much impoverished by the Indian
War." The Commissioners here referred to were
Wm. Brown, Edmund Batter and Bartholomew Gedney.
They had been chosen by the Freemen of Salem, and
xionfirmed the November preceding by County Court.

Sept. 2d. The Selectmen desire Wm. Hathorne to
inform General Court, that the reason why they wished
him to deliver in an appeal against some of Salem vil-
lage, and did not do it themselves, was, that the Small
Pox was at Boston and some of them aged, not able to
travel.

t Oct. 8th. Court of Assistants convene. They
require all the males of every town, above sixteen years,
to take an oath of allegiance to the King. The num-
ber in Salem, who had not taken such an oath, "v; ere
160. Among the clauses of this oath is the fol-
following : " I do from my heart abhor, detest and ab-
jure as impious and heretical this doctrine, that Princes,
which be excommunicated by the Pope, may be depos-
ed or murdered by their subjects." The Court also
enact that treason against the King shall be punishable
with death. This law and the oath were occasioned

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by what was called the Popish Plot (o take the life of
King Charles. But such a plot, which excited deep
and general anxiety, appears to have been all a farce,
played off by men in England to promote their own po-
litical interests. The Court repeal the law of 1675,
which prohibited the exportation of provisions. They
order that fifty seamen and fishermen, living in east
part of Salem, below the meeting house and belonging
to Capt. Peirce's company, to join Capt. John Cur-
win's company. They appoint Wm. Brown, sen., an
associate Judge. They designate Nov. 21st as Fast
day, to seek divine aid in their endeavours to gain the
favour of the King and the continuance of charter
privileges. — *llth. Small Pox appears in Salem and
spreads some. It excited alarm, f Tliis year, Wm.
Bowditch of Salem and Company, agreed for the erec-
tion of a Wind-mill at Marblehead on Rhodes' Hill.
t Edward Randolph came again this year from England
to watch the conduct of the Colonists. He had power
to act as Inspector of the Customs. He brought a
commission for the Council and others, empowering
them to administer an oath to the Governor, that he
would faithfully execute the Royal Act of Trade. Gov.
Leverett declined taking such an oath. Among those
thus commissioned was George Curvvin, sen. of this
place.

1679.

^ March 29th. Capt. John Curwin was among the
persons, designated to march in Boston before the
hearse, which bore the body of Governor Leverett who
died 16th.

jl April 21st. As a division had existed at Salem
village about Mr. Bailey's preaching there, the Church
here advise his hearers to be governed by the opinion
of the majority, who were for his continuance.

il May 28th. General Court assemble. John Cur-
win and John Price were Deputies. The Court keep

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the day as a Fast for mortal sickness in many towns ;
for the decease of many Pastors and principal men ;
and for time of " doubtful expectation as to great con-
cernments." They order that a Synod, according to
petition of Elders, be held the 2d Wednesday of Sep-
tember in Boston, for a revision of the Church Plat-
form, so that schisms, heresies and profaneness be pre-
vented and Gospel order established. They require
the expense of the Synod to be borne by the Churches.
They assess four single rates to pay the Colony's debts,
and allow onehalfofthe rates to be discounted if cash
be paid. They forbid all liquor, except beer at \d. a
quart, to be sold where soldiers are mustered, because
many English and Indians get intoxicated. As attempts
had been made in several towns, w here divisions exist-
ed, to erect meeting houses, the Court enact, that no
such houses shall be built without a vote of the Free-
men and license from County Court, or without permis-
sion from General Court. This law refered to the be-
ginning of a meeting house here, for Mr. Nicholet, and
to another recently built at Chebacco Parish of Ips-
wich.

* Aug. 13th. Indians required to leave this town by
sun set and not return till sun rise. The Selectmen
and two more were to have full power to manage at
fires, to blow up houses or pull them down as need may
be. Hooks and other instruments for fires are to be
procured. Two or three dozen of cedar buckets are to

be gotten till leather ones can be obtained. foist.

The Pastor, Wm. Brown and Joseph Brown sen. are
chosen to attend the Synod Sept. 10th.

X Sept. 1 1 th. The people of Salem Village vote Mr.
Bailey £55 for his salary ; and that if he have a call to
any other place, they will get another minister. — §17th.
The Pastor relates to the Church that the Synod ap-
proved the substance of the Platform, and the remedies
for provoking evils, and that they had appointed a
Committee to draw up a Confession of Faith. He

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states, that the Synod had adjourned till the week be-
fore the next Court of Elections. Mather informs us,
that the question, whether laymen, as messengers from
Churches, with their Pastors, might be members of the
Synod, was decided in the affirmative.

* Oct. 15th. The Council meet. They require the
Church of Salem and otiier Churches to meet 2d Wed-
nesday of November, at Rowley, and endeavour to set-
tle the Church difficulties there. Mr. Checver, minis-
ter of Marblehead, and Mr. Bailey, minister of Salem
Village, both belonging to the Church here, were its
delegates to Rowley. They reported that the difficul-
ties at Rowley were adJusttHl. Thirty house-holders
of Salem Village petition, that Mr. Bailey may be or-
dained over them. Their petition is granted. The
Council instruct the inhabitants here to repair their for-
tification and promise, that General Court will make a
suitable allowance. They order that the night alarum
shall be as usual, and the day alarum shall be the cry
of Arm, Ann. They commission Milliard Veren sen.,
as Collector for vSalem and Marblehead, to require 12d.
a tun for all vessels, except those of Confederate Colo-
nies, towards the maintainance of public fortifications.
Similar instructions were given to other Collectors.

fNov. 13th. Ship Hannah & Elizabeth arrived at
Salem from Dartmouth, with 47 passengers, among
whom was Dr. John Barton, who had previously prac-
tised his profession here.

1680.
t Jan. 9th. John Bullock, who had been made a
cripple in fighting against the Indians, is allowed to
keep a victualling shop. — 1| 12th. The answers of the
Synod to the two questions, — iirst, What is the occa-
sion of divine judgments against New-England ; sec-
ond, What are the remedies for such evils, were read
before the Church and considered. As John Horn was
enfeebled with age, having been Deacon of the Church

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above fifty years, two more Deacons were chosen, viz.
Hilliard Veren and John Hathorne. — 22d. Thanksgiv-
ing-day for the return of the Colony's Agents from
England and for other mercies.

Feb. As Mr. Hathorne declined being Deacon, Eli
Gedney was chosen in his stead. — 22d. The negro of
John ingersoll testified, before the Court of Commis-
sioners, against Bridget Oliver, of Salem, as a witch.
Among other things, he deposed that he saw the shape
of said Bridget on a beam of the barn, with an egg in
its hand, and that while he looked for a rake or pitch-
fork to strike her shape, it vanished. She was required
to give bonds for her appearance before the Court of
Assistants, or be imprisoned till their session.

March lOtli. It was agreed that Messrs. Gedney
and Veren shall be ordained as Deacons April 15th,
and that the Covenant shall then be renewed. Mrs.
Ann Gardner, having been married to Gov. Bradstreet,
receives a letter of recommendation from the Church.

* April 6th. A Committee at Salem Village arc ap-
pointed to get some one to preach instead of Mr. Bai-
ley, and to ask advice of Mr. Higginson or his Church.

t May 2d. The wife of Dea. Eli Gedney is receiv-
ed from South Church in Boston. — J 19th. General
Court assemble. Bart. Gedney and Wm. Brown are
chosen Assistants, and continued as such till 1684.
John Putnam is Deputy. The Court instruct the Se-
lectmen of twenty-two towns, among which is Salem,
to make returns about the new Brick building for the
College. As the Baptists of Boston had built a meet-
ing-house, contrary to law, the Court summon them to
appear. The Court decide that as a person of Salem
was a factious, litigous townsman, he shall have no case
before any civil judicature, sustain no office, nor vote
in town affairs, during their pleasure. They grant the
petition of Joseph Phippen, Francis Neal sen. and son
Francis, George and John Ingersoll, John and Nathan-
iel Wales, John Pickering, John Marston, Robert Nich-

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ols, John Johnson, John Royal and Jonathan Putnam,
most of \\ horn were of Salem, for a Plantation at the
bottom of Casco Bay on a River, called " Swegustagoe."
These petitioners were to have a township hve miles
square and two of the adjacent Islands, on condition,
that they should settle twenty or thirty families under
an able minister within two years, and allow, as an ac-
knowledgement of the Governor and Company, or the
Chief Proprietors by his Majesty's Charter, after the
first seven years, five Beaver skins a year. The Court,
hearing that these petitioners were not approved by those
of Casco Bay, who favoured Gorges' claim, granted them
a township on the nortii of the Bay. Of a committee
to superintend this settlement at Casco Bay, was B.
Gedney. This committee were to build a Fort and sell
ClOO worth of the land there. The Court approve the
Confession of Faith and Platform of the late Synod,
and order them to be printed.

*Jimc. As Barbadoes was inflicted with small pox,
no vessel coming thence to this i)ort, is allowed to laud
its crew, passengers and cargo, till examined and per-
mitted.— t29th. A petition for a new meeting house
and another congregation here was granted by County
Court. It says : " Whereas it hath pleased God to in-
crease the town of Salem so greatly within these few
years past, insomuch that contrary to former expecta-
tion the meeting house will not contain about two
thirds of us with any convenience, the which is made
the general plea for a])staining from the public worship
of God, whereby the Sabbath is greatly profaned, we
therefore, inhabitants of said town, sadly considering
the same, do judge it necessary to have another meet-
ing house." This petition was signed by 158 and pro-
tested against by 31. Though it was allowed, it was
not carried into effect.

t July 6th. At their monthly meeting at Joseph
Bo} ce's house, the Friends residing in Salem, desired
Thomas Maule to obtain a bill of sale for their burying

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ground. Edward Wharton had left them £5 in his
will towards purchasing this ground.

* Oct. 6tli. John Hardy, Elder John Brown and
the Pastor, attend the ordination of Joseph Whiting as
Teacher of, and Jeremiah Shepard as Pastor of Lynn
Church. Mr. Whiting had assisted his father, Samuel
Whiting, who had preached at Lynn and died 1679, in
his 83d year. Mr. Shepard was son of Rev. T. Shep-
ard, of Charlestown. — f 13th. Court of Assistants
convene. Wm. Brown and Bartholomew Gedney
were among them. The Court order the Essex Regi^
ment to be divided into two. Salem, Ipswich, Wen-
ham, Beverly, Gloucester, Marblchead and Lynn were
to form one Regiment and the remaining towns anoth-
er. They estimate wheat at 5s., barley and barley
malt 4s., peas 45., corn os., oats 2s. for rates. They
enact that the freemen shall vote for their public offi-
cers with Indian Corn. They agree that according
to his Majesty's instructions the number of Assistants
shall be eighteen as at first. They order that as cat-
tle, sheep, horses, and swine are brought from other
Colonies and thus injure the market for such animals
raised in Massachusetts, there shall be paid for them
when brought into Massachusetts, 2s. 6d. a head for
cattle, swine Is., sheep or iambs 6(7., horses 2s. 6d.
The rate as to cattle was repealed next May. J John
Turner had deceased lately. He was son of John
Turner, merchant, who died at Barbadoes 1668, and
whose widow, Ruth, became the second wife of George
Gardner. He left a widow, Elizabeth, formerly Rob-
erts. They were married 1660. He also left children,
John, Elizabeth, Eunice, Freestone and Abiel. He
served as selectman. He was a respectable merchant.
His estate was estimated over £6788. His death was
a public calamity.

^ Nov. 25th. Those of Salem village agree to give
Rev. George Burroughs £60 salary, one third payable
in money and two thirds in provision, such as rye, bar-

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ley and malt at 35., corn 2s., beef 1 \'2d., pork 2d.,
and butter 6d. It appears that thev estimated his pro-
duce at cash price.

1681.

* Jan. 4th. General Court assemble. Thej con-
sider his Majesty's letter by Edward Randolph, which
complained of them because they had neglected to send
over agents, instead of those retmned, and required
them to dispatch others to answer the claim, which the
heirs of John Mason made to the territory from Naum-
keag River to the Merrimack. The Court choose
two agents, but they decline. — f 20t]i. Richard Brack-
enbury of Beverly testifies, that he came to Salem with
Governor Endicott ; that he found here old Goodman
Norman and son, Wm. Allen, Walter Knight and oth-
ers ; that these persons stated, that they came over to
Cape Ann for the Dorchester Company ; that they and
R. Conant, J. Woodbury, P. Palfrey, J. Balchand oth-
ers, had houses erected at Salem ; that he was inform-
ed that the Dorchester Com])any had sold their right to
Massachusetts Company before Mr. Endicott came
over ; that Mr. Endicott, when arrived hither, took
])ossession of Cape Ann, and, in the course of the year,
had the house, built there, pulled down for his own use,
and also took possession of Cape Ann side and soon af-
ter laid out lots for tillage there.

Feb. 16th. Wm. Dixy of Beverly, M. 73, deposes,
that he came to New-England 1629, and that Cape
Ann was under the care of Governor Endicott as cer-
tified by Brackenbury. He also remarks : " Before
we came to dwell here, the Indians bid us welcome,
and showed themselves very glad that we came to
dwell amono; them, and understood that thev had kind-
\y entertained the English tliat come over before W'e
came, and the English and Indians had a field together,
and the Indians fled to shelter themselves under the
English often times, saying they w ere afraid of their

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Indian enemy in the country. I remember sometime
after we arrived the Agawam Indians complained to
Mr. Endicott that they were afraid of the Tarrentines,
and Hugh Brown with others were sent in a boat to
Asawam for the Indians relief and at other times we
gave our neighbour Indians protection from their ene-
my." Humphry Woodbury of Beverly, M. 72, testi-
fies, that John Woodbury, his father, with others came
to Cape Ann about 1624, luider the Dorchester Com-
pany, and brought cattle and other things with them ;
that they built a house there and afterwards removed
to a Neck of land called Salem ; that his father after
three years absence returned to England, described the
settlement here and staid about six months and came
back to Salem 1628 ; that he was knowing to the fact
that Massachusetts Company bought of Dorchester
Company all their houses, boats and servants and that
Mr. Endicott took possession of them ; that the In-
dians were glad of the Colonists' company, planted by
them, and came to them for protection against their In-
dian enemy up in the country ; and " we did shelter
them when they fled, and we had their y^ee leave to
build and plant, where we have taken up their lands ;
the same year or next after we came to Salem, we cut
hay for cattle, which we brought over, on Beverly side
and have had possession of Beverly side ever since."
These depositions were given in reference to the claims
which the heirs of John Mason were endeavouring to
enforce as to all territory from North River to the Mer-
rimack. They inform us, that Salem side was first
settled and not Beverly side, as some have conjectured ;
and that the Indians granted the land of Naumkeag to
its first settlers for defending them against their Indian
enemies. * Inhabitants of Salem village vote to build
a parsonage house of 13 ft. stud, 20 by 42, and four
chimnies and no gable ends. Thomas Putnam and
Jonathan Walcott are chosen to serve as Deacons
among them. Mr. Burroughs, by consent of the

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Church here, still preached for those of the village.
He appears, howev'er, to have left them about a year
after this, and preached at Falmouth, Maine.

* March 29th. Two females, for incest, are sen-
tenced to be imprisoned a night, whipped or pay £5,
and to stand or sit, during the services of next Lecture
day, on a high stool, in the middle alley of Salem meet-
ing house, having a paper on their heads ^vitli their
crime written in capital letters.

t April 20th. A Salem Ketch, Capt. Edmund Hen-
field, picked up a boat with Ca])t. Andrew and six of
his crew 150 leagues from Cape Cod. These persons,
so saved, belonged to a Dublin siiip, bound to A irginia.
She sank the 18th with sixteen men and three women,
Avho perished.

JMay 11th. General court sit. Edmund Batter
and Samuel Gardner sen. are Deputies.

§ June 28th. Hon. Wm. Hathorne died lately M.
74. He left a widows Ann, and children, Sarah Coak-
er, wife of Israel Porter, Sarah the widow of his son
William, and John. He also left a grand child, Jervice
Helwyes in Europe, and children of his son Eleazer,
deceased. From the time of Mr. Hathorne's coming
from Dorchester to Salem 1636, he sustained some
town or colonial office. The public both at home and
abroad, appeared to believe that his services might be
applied to political, military, judicial, and ecclesiastical
concerns. As Selectman, Surveyor, Deputy, Major,
Assistant, Judge and Commissioner of the United Col-
onies, he ever showed himself able, faithful and wor-
thy of confidence. He was actively and respectably
useful to his country till the last. If long, various,
multiplied and important duties, performed from patrio-
tic motives, should bring the reputation of any man to
our minds with sentiments of respect and esteem, then
should the reputation of Mr. Hathorne be thus remem-
bered. He knew w hat it was to offend his own Legis-
lature and his Kings, by the open expression of his

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opinions ; but he refused not, when convinced of his
mistakes, to make a manly apology for them. He was
a pillar, which sustained and adorned both church and
state, till prostrated by the strong hand of death.

* Oct. 12th. Court of Assistants meet. As Wm.
Bowditch, collector of Salem, had died suddenly, a
committee are designated to act for the colony when
his estate is settled. The Court set wheat at 6s., rye
4.5. 6d., peas, barley, barley malt 45., corn 35. 6d., oats
25. for rates. They notify the Indians to take up their
residence at Natick, Punkepaug or Wamesit, and be
under the rulers set over them, where land was provid-
ed from many families more than were there already.
They empower the Selectmen of each town to put all
Indians, refusing to comply with such notice, into the
House of Correction or Prison until they do comply.

1682.
t Feb. Randolph exhibited to the Lords of the
Council charges against some of the Assistants and
Deputies of Massachusetts. Among these Assistants
was B. Gedney. Randolph was favourable to Wm.
Brown sen. of the Assistants and therefore suffered him
to pass. — J 15th. Court of Assistants convene. They
agree on an address to his Majesty. They receive a
petition from the people of Gloucester and other inhab-
itants, directed to the King against Mason's claim for
territory from the North River of Salem to Merrimack,
which claim included the land of Gloucester. To sat-
isfy his Majesty and comply more with his acts of trade,
the Court order a Naval Office to be erected in Boston.
Thev had latclv apDointcd James Russell to takecharo;e
of this oflice. "For the greater ease of the town of
Salem and adjacent Ports," they appoint Benjamin
Gerrish Naval Officer in this town, who was to make
his returns once in six months to the Naval Officer in
Boston and as often dcliv^er fair copies of all bonds to
the Governor. TJiey repeal the law against Cliristmas.

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From the business of this session, it appears, that our
fathers were constrained to obey some of the reiterated
commands of their Sovereign. I'hough his situation
was critical at home, jet he was determined that they
should be more compliant with his wish, than they had
been.

May 24th. General Court sit. Edmund Batter
and Samuel Gardner sen. are Deputies. They set
apart June 22d as a Fast, to seek a divine blessing on
the Agents bound to England, so that their Agency
may be a means of securing charter privileges.

*June 5th. Mr. Higginson, on account of his age
and infirmities, requests help in preaching.

t Aug. 21st. There were 310 taxable persons in
town.

J Oct. 10th. After a difference of opinion for years
had existed in the Friends' Society here, about wear-
ing the hat in time of prayer, thirty-two males and fe-
males at a monthly meeting in the house of Matthew
Estis, bore their testimony against two of their breth-
ren, who considered themselves as correct in wearing
their hats when prayer was offered. — ^ 11th. Court
of Assistants assemble. They instruct Salem to mount
its great Artillery upon good carri-iges, and provide a
number of cannon baskets sufficient to protect the men.
They appoint surveyors of goods damaged on board of
vessels. For Salem they designate John Hardy sen.,
John Brown, and Richard More. Such surveyors were
to be chosen annually by each town where required.
II 23d. Nicholas Noyes had an unanimous call to
preach here. His salary was £80 and 20 cords of wood.
Benjamin Gcrrish brought him from Haddam, Connec-
ticut, where he had preached thirteen years. As Sam-
uel Beadle was crippled in serving against the Indians
at Narraganset, the town recommend him to County
Coiut as suitable for an Inn-keeper. He had permis-
sion from the Couit.

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* Dec. 18th. £25 5 3, which had been given by
Wm. Brown sen. for the use of the Grammar School,
was let on interest, t Capt. John Peas sen. M. 52, had
moved lately from Salem to Enfield. He had been a
Deputy to General Court.

1683.

t Feb. 7th. Court of Assistants meet to consider
his Majesty's letter, concerning the complaints of Ran-
dolph and others against the Colony. — 9th. They
agree to observe 13th as a Fast day for threats of the
King to deprive Massachusetts of its Charter. They
prepare an address for him, and propose that another
be sent him by the inhabitants. They appoint May
10th to be kept as a Fast day for late deaths of eminent
persons ; for sword, fire, blasting, losses at sea, threat-
ening aspect of public affairs, and conflicting state of
Protestant nations. They order that the Port of Bos-
ton, to which Charlestown is annexed, and the Port of
Salem, to which Marblehead, Beverly, Gloucester, Ips-
wich, Rowley, Newbury, and Salisbury are annexed, as
members ; shall be the lawful Ports in this Colony,
where all ships and other vessels shall lade or unlade
any of the Plantations' enumerated goods, or other
goods from foreign parts and no where else, on penalty
of the confiscation of such ship or vessel with her goods
and tackle, as shall lade or unlade elsewhere. Accord-
ing to a petition. Mason's claim to land on northern
side of Salem North River, had been tried at Ipswich
Quarterly Court

^ April 1st. The Ketch Friendship, Richard Inger-
soll, master, bound from " Saltatudos" for Salem was
cast away at Cape Cod. Nathaniel Ingersol one of the
crew perished

II May 16th. General Court sit. John Hathorne
and Timothy Lindall are Deputies. The Court allow
John Wallace and Content Mason his daughter, and
relict of John Tufton Mason, to give deeds, as her hus-

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band had been allowed. It seems from this, that Mr.
Mason got liis case, as to his claim for lands North of
Naumkcag River. The Court estimate oxen of four
years and above at £3 each ; every cow and steer of
three years and above' at £2 ; all of two years at £l 10 ;
yearlings 15s. ; and swine of one year 10s. — for rates.
* 24th. Deodat Lawson was invited to preach at
Salem Village.

t June 24th. Joseph Grafton sen. had died lately
at an advanced age. He was made freeman 1637,
when his mother was living here. He left a daughter
Bethiah Goodhue, and a son John. His wife and sons
Joseph and Nathaniel, and daughter Priscilla Gardner,
died before he did. He had been an enterprising com-
mander of vessels belonging to Salem. He suffered
much when taken by D'Aulnay 1645. He was of the
selectmen several years. He was a useful and respect-
ed man. — 26th. As the Prison here was decayed and
another greatly needed, one was ordered to be built 13 ft.
stud and 20 ft. square, with an inclosed yard, at the ex-
pense of the County. Salem was to find a convenient
spot for the prison, in which a chimney was ordered,
the next year, to be built.

July 12th. Capt. John, son of George Curwin,
died ^. nearly 45. He was born July 25th, 1638.
He married Margaret, daughter of Governor Winthrop.
She deceased Sept. 28, 1697. Their children died in
infancy. He was often one of the Selectmen. He
was Deputy to General Court. He commanded a
military company. He was cut off in the midst of
usefulness, and when his prospect was fair for unusual
eminence. J About this time, Zechariah Symmes was
ordained at Bradford. On this occasion the Salem
Church was represented by its messengers. Mr. Hig-
ginson and other clergymen, the preceeding Dec. 31st,
advised his people to settle him. He was son of the
clergyman at Charlestown. He graduated at Harvard

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1657. He had preached at Bradford as far back as
1668. He died there 1708.

*Aug. 12th. John Wise was ordained at Ipswich,
Chebacco parish. Salem Church sent its messengers
to attend on this occasion. As recommended by Gen-
eral Court, Mr. Wise began to preach to his people
1680. He graduated at Harvard 1673. He died 1725,
IE,.. 73. — t 16th. Mr. Lawson was requested to
preach longer at Salem village on trial.

{Nov. 14th. Nicholas Noyes, having been called
by Church and Society here, was ordained as Teacher.
Newbury, Rowley, Ipswich, Wenham and Beverly
Churches were invited. Mr. Noyes preached from
Mark i. 7tli and 8th vs. Wm. Hubbard of Ipswich,
Samuel Phillips of Rowley, and the Pastor imposed
hands. Mr. Hubbard also gave right hand of fellow-
ship. He observed that as Enoch was the 7th from
Adam, so Mr. Noyes was the 7th ordained church offi-
cer of Salem. Mr. N., at the first of November, by
recommendation from Newburyport Church, was ad-
mitted to the Church here, and, also, Daniel Epes and
his wife, from Ipswich church, were admitted. — ^ loth.
The Governor and greater part of the Assistants, hav-
ing heard that the King was resolved to wrest from
them their Charter, agree to throw the Colony upon
his mercy. — 30th. Their decision lay in the House
till this date, when the Deputies refused to agree with
them.

|[ Dec. 20th. Hilliard, son of Philip Veren, died
I£a. 63. He married Mary Conant who survived him.
He left children, the wife of Samuel Williams and the
wife of Benjamin Marston. He had a son Hilliard,
who died about a month before his death, and also a
deceased daughter, Sarah, wife of Deliverance Park-
man, who left two children. He joined the Church
here 1648, of which he was afterwards Deacon. He
was ci merchant. Clerk of County Court, and Collector
of the Customs. He lived to be useful and died es-

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teemed. — * 25th. Mr. Epes is hired to preach at Sa-
lem village for 205. a sabbath, half money and half pro-
vision.

1684.

Feb. 11th. About this time Randolph, the resolute
and powerful instrument of the King-, forwarded com-
municatians to the towns, requesting them to vote for
a surrender of their Charter into his Majesty's hands.
But the towns seem to have unanimously rejected his
proposal. Though this fact does not appear on Salem
Records, yet it does on Records of neighbouoing towns.
*22d. Persons of Salem village were employed to
get a boat for removing Mr. Lawson's goods. He
was offered £C0 salary, and in April was voted 30 cords
of wood at 45. a cord. While he was absent, Mr. Epes
supplied his place.

t March 6th. George Curwin's house was broken
open by a gang and £503 were stolen. The thieves
were apprehended and punished. The principal of
them were a man and his wife. He was sentenced to
pay treble damages, — be branded on the forehead with
B, and receive thirty-nine stripes or pay £10. She
"-svas to be similarly branded and receive thirty stripes
or pay £10. — t l^th. Persons arc designated to com-
mand a nightly watch of seven men. Each of the Se-
lectmen, with another person, was to walk the rounds
twice a week. The watch began at 9 o'clock. — 27th.
Zerubabcl Endicott died recently. He was son of
Governor John Endicott. His second wife, Elizabeth,
the widow of Rev. A. Newman and daughter of Gov-
ernor Winthrop, survived him. He left ten children,
John, Samuel, Zerubabel, Benjamin, Joseph, Mary,
Sarah, Elizabeth, Hannah and Mehitable. He was a
respectable inhabitant. — ^31st. Ten merchants are
allowed to build wharves at Winter Island, under the
direction of a committee.

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April 21st. Overseers are empowered to employ
the poor in spinning, and, if necessary, to lay out £50
of the town's money to purchase wool. — * 29th. Lynn,
Marblehead, Beverly, Wenham and Gloucester, towns,
which sent their juries to Salem, are required to join
this town and build a House of Correction here near
the County Prison. Towns which sent their juries to
Ipswich, are required to help build one there.

t May 7th. General Court assemble. John Hath-
orne is elected an Assistant. B. Gedney and AVm.
Brown sen. with several others, who thought best to
submit to his Majesty's pleasure about the Charter,
were not chosen Assistants as usual. Wm. Bartholo-
mew and Jonathan Curwin are Deputies. Benjamin
Gerrish is appointed Collector instead of Mr. Veren,
deceased. The Court send an address and petition to
the King about their difficulties. They as well as the
people, were doubtful what he would do in reference to
their Charter. Such a state of mind produced a stag-
nation in every branch of business.

X June 24th. John Hathorne sits as Judge. Ed-
ward Norrice died recentlv, iE. 70. He was son of
the minister of the church here, which he joined 1639. ^.
His wife, Dorothy, seems to have died before his de- r •'"*
cease. He left two children, Edward and Elizabeth.
He began to teach the Grammar School 1640, and con-
tinued to be thus employed till 1671, when Daniel
Epes was chosen to supply his place. Though through
age he was unable to instruct the school, yet the town
allowed him £10 a year for a iew years after Mr.
Epes came. He long sustained a toilsome but useful
office. He deserved well of the town, and went down
to the grave with their benedictions. Benjamin Ger-
rish is chosen Clerk of County Court and sworn into
his office. As one of the persons, who was accessory
to robbing Capt. Curwin's house, threatened to burn
Salem, he was required to give bonds for £1000.

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*July9tIi. Court of Assistants convene. They
consider a letter from the King. According to its con-
tents, they forbid the Colonists to serve any power
against him or his allies, as some have done ; and to
have intercourse with Privateers or Pirates, w4iich
should come into their ports or be on their coasts ; and
command them to do all they can to have such vessels
seized. fW. Bartholomew and J. Higginson, jr. are
chgsen Deputies.

tAug. 13th. Rev. Samuel Cheever and forty-nine
others desire to be set ofi' from the Church here. Their
desire is granted. The churches of Lynn, Beverly,
Wenham, Ipswich and Salem, attend by their Elders
and messengers on the ordination of Mr. Cheever. Af-
ter Mr. Cheever had prayed and preached, he read a
Confession of Faith and a Covenant, to which his
Church members expressed their assent. Having done
this, they were approved by the Elders and messengers,
as a distinct church of Marblehead. Then the breth-
ren expressed their choice of Mr. Cheever for their
Pastor. Mr. Higginson and three other Elders impos-
ed hands on him. Wm. Hubbard gave him the right
hand of fellowship.

^ Sept 11th. "Voted that the meeting house (at
Salem village) shall be filled and daubed, all where it
wants, below the beams and plates ; and that six case-
ments shall be hanged in the meeting house, and that
there be a couple set over the pulpit."

II Oct. 22d. Fast was observed for the perilous con-
dition of the Colony, and to beseech the Lord for his
protection. This Fast was ordered by the Court of
Assistants 10th ult. because news had come, that the
Charter of Massachusetts was to be forfeited. The
High Court of Chancery decided for the King, June
18th, against the Governor and Company of Massachu-
setts ; and their Charter was declared null, on condi-
tion, that they appeared next term for another trial, but
if not, then the decision to stand.

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Nov. 6th. Questions as to the baptism of children,
situated as follow, were proposed to the church here by
the Elders : — 1. Children of those, who had scrupled
the baptizing of any infants. 2. Children of other
churches, who live here, and their children also. 3.
Children of Christians here, though not members of
any church. Messrs. Higginson and Noyes advise,
that parents, who have not been baptized, may have
their children baptized, if they will consent to be ex-
amined.— "^"25th. John Horn sen. deceased recently,
JE. 82. He left children, John, Symond, Joseph, Ben-
jamin, Elizabeth Gardner, Jehoadan Harvey, Mary
Smith and Ann Felton. He and his wife Ann were
among the first Church members. He became free-
man 1631. He had 75 acres of land granted him
1636. He was Deacon of the Church here over fifty-
four years. He was a friend and confident of Hugh
Peters. He and Dea. Charles Gott were Mr. P's
agents till his death. Mr. Horn died full of years and
deserved respect.

1685.
* Jan. 6th. George Curwin died, J£. over 74. He
was born at Workington, Cumberland County, Eng-
land, Dec. 10th, 1610. He settled at Salem 1638.
He married Elizabeth, widow of Mr. John White, in
England. She died 1668, leaving five children by
Capt. Curwin, named Elizabeth, Abigail, Hannah, John
and Jonathan. He married widow Elizabeth Brooks,
sister in law to Governor Winslow, of Plymouth Colo-
ny, 1669, by whom he had three children, named Pen-
elope, George, and Susannah. Elizabeth married Hon.
James Russel of Boston. Susannah married Edward
Lynde, Esq. of the same place. George died in in-
fancy. Others of Capt. Curwin's childre%will be no-
ticed in course. He left property over £5964. He
was often Selectman and Deputy to General Court.
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military and other committees. He was in service
against the Indians. His misunderstanding with Capt.
Henchman was unhappy. But the sentence of the
General Court against him, was all remitted, and he
was restored to public favour. Capt. Curwin is an
instance of what a good understanding, actively, hon-
estly and patriotically applied, may do for succeeding
in the world. He deserved esteem, and it was readily
and largely granted him. — * 28th. Court of Assistants
appoint March 12th, as a Fast day, on account of
threatening difficulty in public affairs.

March 18th. General Court advise all the Church-
es to renew their Covenants, and seek divine aid for
deliverance from im})ending calamities. W. Bartholo-
mew and S. Gardner sen. are Deputies. Among in-
structions, given them by Salem, is the following : —
'-' Especially you are to take heed in all things, where-
in this General Court shall have to deal, relating to the
affair, depending between his Majesty and this Colony,
so as not to engage us in any unlawful action, if any
such thing should appear, jou are to express your dis-
sent by all lawful means."

April 2d. The Governor issues a proclamation, that
there is a ship about 300 tons, cruising between " Mar-
tyn's Vineyard and Cape Cod, whereof Christopher
Goff is Captain, and John Salter, master." This ves-
sel was suspected to have been piratically taken from
some of his Majesty's allies in the West Indies. The
Governor forbids those under his jurisdiction, to have
any intercourse with her. — 20th. As news had arriv-
ed, that Charles II. died suddenly, Feb. 6th, and Mr.
Blaithwait wrote to the Governor that it would be well
to proclaim James II, King of England, Scotland, Ire-
land and France immediately, this was done in Boston.
The Governor, Deputy Governor and Assistants ap-
peared on horseback with thousands of the people, a
troop of horse, eight companies of militia, drums beat-
ing and trumpets sounding, vollies of the cavalry and

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discharge of seventy cannon ; and Edward Rawson,
Secretary, on horseback, proclaimed James II. amid
the loud acclamation of the people, God save the King.
This event led our fathers to expect deliverance from
such oppressions, as they had endured from Charles II.
He had arrived to despotic power, and, in its exercise,
had violated the rights of corporate bodies in England,
and nullified the Charters of his colonies. Shortly be-
fore his decease, he iiad appointed Col. Kirke Governor
of Massachusetts, who was preparing to come hither,
wiien the King died.

* May 8th. The Common against the front of
Governor Bradstreet's pasture, is appointed as a place,
in which persons may shoot at a mark. — f Hth. Mr.
Ebenezer, son of George Gardner, deceased lately.
He had married Sarah Bartholomew^ who died before
he did. He left considera!)Ie property to his relatives,
and also £50 " to the poor honest people of Salem."

t July 7th. General Court, informed of pirates on
the coast, order that forty volunteers be raised, to go
out for taking them. They request the Elders, among
whom was Mr. Iligginson, to meet and give their ad-
vice on the public difficulties. — ^14th. Fast day for
drought, to ask the presence of the Lord with the new
government (in Eng.) and the afflicted Church in the
world.

Aug. 14th. Edmund Batter, merchant, had deceas-
ed recently, M. 76. He became freeman 1636. He
and his wife Sarah, joined the church by 1635. He
left a second wife, Mary, daughter of Daniel Gookin,
Esq., of Cambrige, whom he married 1670. He left
children, Edmund, Mary, Elizabeth and Daniel. He
had sustained various offices in town. He was often
of the Selectmen, and of Deputies to General Court.
He was an intelligent, active and respectable man.

II Sept. 28th. Stephen Sewall, of Salem, was ap-
pointed one of the two clerks for Essex, and Benjamin
Gerrish to keep a record of births and deaths for this

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town. * A committee are to agree with John Baker
of Boston, for a new bell there, or one already here.

t Oct. John Carson, being at the house of John
Gedney, Vinter, of Salem, met Wm. Dyer, Surveyor
General of his Majesty's Customs, and severely cen-
sured him. For such conduct, Carson made an ac-
knowledgement, which was recorded.

t Nov. 24th. John Brown sen. deceased recently.
He Joined the Church 1637, and became freeman 1638.
He left a daughter, Elizabeth, who had married, for her
first husband, Joseph Grafton, and, for her second,
Samuel Gardner, jr. He had lost a son James. He
appears to have been one of the brothers, who were
sent out of the Colony, for encouraging Episcopacy,
1629. He served as Elder of the Church for a time,
but owing to his business, which called him to Virgin-
ia, ho declined the ofiice ; but afterwards resumed and
held it, till his death. His life was desireable and his
death lamented.

1686.

§ Feb. 25th. Fast day for small pox in some towns,
loss of cattle by cold, and frowns of Providence.

II April 20th. Nineteen merchants of Salem were
licensed to supply men, employed by them in the Fish-
ery, with liquors.

UMay 12th. General Court convene. John Hath-
orne is chosen an Assistant. John Putnam is Deputy,
to whom this town give the following orders : — " In
case Mr. Dudley, &c., said to be nominated and author-
ized by his Majesty to edit another government here,
do publish a loyal nullification of our Charter, and a
commission from the King, for their acceptance of the
Goverment here, then our instruction to you is, that
you give no countenance to any resistance, but peacea-
bly withdraw yourselves, as representing us no longer."
** 15th. The Rose Frigate arrived with a commission

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from James II. to Joseph Dudley and others as his
Council, to administer the government of Massachu-
setts, New-Hampshire, Maine, and Narraganset. B.
Gedney was one of this Council. General Court hav-
ing considered the above commission, unanimously re-
plied to those commissioned by the King, that they did
not consider their assuming of the government as Just ;
but if they deemed themselves bound to obey him, they
might, and the Court would endeavour to act loyally.
Thus were the Charter liberties of Massachusetts sub-
verted. Such an event had been frequently dreaded
by our ancestors ; but none of them, from the first set-
tlement of the Colony, had experienced it in operation.
The advocates for the charter, did not entirely despair,
but that, by persevering exertions, their former privi-
leges might be restored. They hoped, that the gov-
ernment by a President and Council, chosen by the
King, was merely temporary, and that it would be suc-
ceeded by a more lenient policy on his part. But they
were soon to be sadly disappointed. The arm of royal
displeasure was still raised, and was about to give them
a blow more severe than ever. — * 28th. Rev. J. Hig-
ginson had taken a deed from Robert T. Mason, for
700 acres of land, granted by General Court, and
bounded on Haverhill. Mr. H. was to pay him, or his
heirs, 2s. a year for each house, afterwards built on his
lot.

t May. A Fast was observed here, on account of
worms threatening a famine.

} June 17th. B. Gedney was on a committee of
three who issue an order respecting Narraganset Re-
cords.

^ Sept. 5th. There was a contribution of £26 here
for distressed French Protestants, who had come to
New-England. Similar contributions were made in all
the towns, by order of government. The Protestants
were obliged, when the Edict of Nantz, which protect-
ed them, was revoked, to the dishonour of Lewis XIV.,

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the preceding October, to flee whither they could en-
joy their religion undisturbed. Mr. Gerrish carried
the money to Boston, and paid it to the persons, ap-
pointed to receive so commendable a charity. In con-
nexion Avitli what was raised here for the French Pro-
testants, Mr. Higginson says : " As there had been a
contribution some years ago for thirteen men, that suf-
fered ship wreck, coming from Ireland, to whom was
given £17." — 7th. James Rumney Marsh, M. 50,
testifies that the River, between Salem and Beverly,
was called Naumkeag by the Aborigines, and that they
called Forrest River, between Salem and IMarblehead,
Mashabcquash. Other Indians gave similar testimony.
*27th. The President and Council were petitioned
for a "Bank of Credit, Lombard and Exchange of Mon-
ies in New-England." The term Lombard seems to
have reference to Lombards, or lending houses of pri-
vate merchants, then existing in France and England.
The petition states, that paper currency would be bet-
ter, than silver of different species, brouglit into the
country ; and that nations in Europe had found paper
currency promotive of trade and wealth. — f 28th. Wm.
Dounton, as keeper of Salem Prison, had £5 a year.

t Oct. 1st. Tlie people of Salem Village had long in-
dulged the opinion, that the village, petitioned for in
1629, to be planted by Ipswich River, was their village,
and not a part of Topsfield. It appears, however, that
Topsfield considered the grant, as made for them.
Hence difficulty arose, and those of Salem village
now empower a committee to defend their claim against
the claim of Topsfield. — ^llth. The Selectmen paid
£40 to the Indian descendants of George Sagamore,
who now lived at Chelmsford, and to other Indians,
who lived at Natick, in full for their claims to the town-
ship of Salem. There can be little doubt, but that the
first settlers of this town, according to depositions of
Dixy and Woodbury, as well as the declaration of both
the Rev. Messrs. Higginsons, had received their lands

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at the price of affording protection to the natives, who
owned them, against their enemies, the Tarrentines.
They were actually at more expense in defending the
Indians, who owned Naumkeag, than would have pur-
chased alFits territory. The single expedition from
Salem to Ipswich, though an advantage to the Colonists,
to repel the Tarrentines, was of more worth to the na-
tives here, than they would have asked for their land.
Besides this, Mr. Endicott was empowered by Massa-
chusetts Company to look up all claims of the Indians for
Naumkeag land. If there were any claims he settled
them. If there were non€, but payment had been made
in expensive protection, he had opportunity to ascer-
tain, and his decision was an implicit settlement of the
matter. Still it was well to afford relief to the poor
descendants of the Sagamore, who owned Naumkeag,
and thus get a particular deed so as to silence all future
demands. Though Ipswich was purchased by J. Win-
throp, jr. 1638, of Masconnomet for £20; yet in 1701,
Topsiield paid £3 to one of his heirs, for the part,
which was originally included by Ipswich. This shows,
that a claim's being brought against Salem for its ter-
ritory, by descendants of its former owner, does not de-
cide, but that every such claim weis, at first, considered
by both parties as settled. — * l4th. JohnMarston and
Benjamin Gerrish are ordained Deacons by the two
Elders with pra^^er and imposition of hands according
to Acts, 6 c.

Nov. 25th. Salem village ask leave of the Church
here, to settle Mr. Lawson, who had preached for them
two years. The Church consent.

fDec. 20th. Sir Edmund Andros landed in Boston,
and published a commission from the King, which im-
powered him to govern the whole of New-England,
with advice of a Council. Among the members of this
Council, were B. Gedney and Wm. Brown sen. of Sa-
lem.— f 22d. The Governor and Council meet. B.
Gedney was with them. They order, that all members

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of the Council assemble in Boston the 29th. Neither
Mr. Brown nor Gcdney were present at the latter ses-
sion. It was moved, that proclamation be made, that
all officers, both civil and military, should be continued
in their offices, and that the laws, according to those of
England, should stand during his Excellency's pleas-
ure.

1687.

* Feb. 7th. Wm. Brown sen. gives to the school
here the remainder of a farm, which had been granted
him by Salem, but not laid out. — 20th. Dr. George
Emory died. His wife, Mary, had deceased 1673.
He was granted land 1636, and joined the church here
1648. For years he was useful and respected in his
profession.

t May 9th. Richard Leach died recently. He left
wife, Sarah, who joined the church here 1648. He
left children, John, Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin Col-
lins, Mary, wife of Benjamin Johnson, Hannah and Ra-
chel. He had lost a daughter Sarah, wife of Joseph
Hcrrick. He had been a Selectman. He command-
ed the company at Salem village. His will, written
beautifully on parchment, instead of being approved by
County Court, as usual, was approved by Sir Edmund
Andros, and also, bears the signature of his Deputy
Secretary, John West. Hutchinson remarks : "It was
a great burden on widows and children, who lived re-
mote, to be obliged to come to Boston for every part
of business, relative to the settlement of estates."
Francis Collins, who had lived here fifty years, requests
permission to keep a house of entertainment. Wm.
Driver desires license to distil and sell liquor here.

Aug. 9th. Wm. Gerrish died here. He came from
Boston the 6th for his health. He was buried 11th in
his brother Walter Price's tomb. He was born Aug.
19, 1627. He was a merchant at Bristol, England.
He settled first at Newbury. He had several children,

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among whom was Rev. Joseph, of Wenham and Ben-
jamin, Collector of Salem district — * Government re-
quired each town to choose a commissioner, as former-
ly, to join the Selectmen for assessing taxes. This re-
quisition was resisted in some places, as contrary to
the law of the land, which stated, that no taxes should
be assessed, without consent of the Assembly, chosen
by freeholders, and as infringing on the liberty of free
born English subjects. The Governor commanded about
thirteen, who opposed his order for taxes, to be impris-
oned in Boston and heavily fined. The most of them
belonged to Ipswich. Nothing but the fear of conse-
quences, kept the people from rising together, and do
as these sufferers had done.

t Sept. 24th. Jas. Thomas, as Captain of the ship
John, presents a petition to Governor Andros, which
stated, that he and other French Protestants had arriv-
ed at Salem Sept. 9th and that the ship was seized the
14th. He desired, that her trial might come on, and
that if judgement should be given against her, enough
might be allowed to pay the seamen, and relieve him-
self from distress.

JNov. 17th. By agreement of churches. Thanks-
giving was observed for a good harvest, health and
peace, and for the King's confirming to the Colonists
their title to their property, and for his Act of religious
toleration. The royal confirmation of our fathers'
claim to their possessions, which they feared might be
disregarded, as their Charter was gone, and as Andros
had tried to have them pay quit rents, must have been
a source of high satisfaction to them. The King's act
for religious toleration, though contrary to what they
had been accustomed, was a relief to them in their pre-
sent circumstances. Andros did all he could to pro-
mote Episcopacy, and put down Congregationalism.
Randolph, his prime agent, had written to the Bishop
of London, desiring him to send over able Episcopal
ministers, and said, " but one thing will mainly help,

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when no marriages shall hereafter be allowed lawful,
but such as are made by ministers of the Church oif
England." Indeed, Andros and his coadjutors seemed
to take pleasure in striving to overthrow the civil and
religious institutions, around which the affections of our
ancestors were entwined.

1688.
Jan. 20th. Wm. Brown sen. died, aged 81 . He was
the youngest son of Francis Brown of Brandon, Suffolk,
England. He and his first wife, Mary Young, came to
Salem 1 635. She died 1 638. He married Sarah, daugh-
ter of Rev. S. Smith of N. Yarmouth. He kept store
1639, and was then granted 60 acres of land. He and
his wife Sarah became members of the Church 1648.
He sustained various offices in town. He was often
Selectman and Deputy to General Court. He was an
Assistant under the Charter, and at his decease was
nominally of Governor Andros' Council. It appears,
that, however he was more for surrendering the Char-
ter to Charles II. than having it nullified in a Court of
law, yet he was too much of a patriot to countenance
the arbitrary measures of Andros. Randolph indirect-
ly compliments Mr. Brown, in our view, by the remark,
made May 1687 : " His Excellency has to do with a
perverse people. There is none of the Council at hand,
except Mr. Mason and myself, Mr. Brockholt and Mr.
Usher, who appear lively for his Majesty's interest."
Mr Brown became one of the commissioners to try
small causes, 1678, and Judge of the County Court,
1679, and so continued for years. He paid 1-lOth of
the expense for the meeting house, finished 1673. He
gave £100 to Harvard at its foundation, and left for it
£150 more. " He gave besides £100 for poor schol-
ars," probably to the same institution. He left £50 to
the poor, and £50 to the Grammar School of Salem ;
£50 to Charlestown school, and " other sums for pious
uses." Two sons, William and Benjamin, and a
daughter Mary, wife of Wait, son of Governor Win-

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tlirop, survived him. He had lost a son Joseph, preach-
er at Charlestown. The deeds, influence and charac-
ter of Mr. Brown were such, as to have rendered his
life desirable, and his death much lamented.

*May 3d. Mr. Lawson appears to have ceased
preaching at S. Village. He settled in the S. Society
of Scituate, whence he took his dismission 1698.

t June 12th. The Town Cage and Stocks are to be
repaired.

Sept. 18th. A house is to be repaired " for the en-
tertainment of the poor of the town."

t Aug. 5th. Jacob Allin and wife, for attending the
meetings of the Friends, and professing themselves to
be of their denomination, are dealt with, but their ex-
communication delayed. John Gedney sen. died, M. 85.
He was admitted an inhabitant 1637. He and his wife
Mary joined the Church the same year. He was grant-
ed 80 acres of land, and became freeman 1638. His
second wife was Catherine. He had children, John,
Bartholomew, Sarah, EH, and Eleazer. He served as
selectman. Ho was of a reputable character. — ^ 24th.
Gov. Andros, who had been commissioned to unite
N. York to his jurisdiction, issued a proclamation from
that Colony, for Thanksgiving to be observed there
Sept. 2d, and in other parts outof N.York, Sept. 16th,
for the birth of a son to James II. The birth of this
prince was the signal in England, for resisting the des-
potism of the King. His subjects generally concluded,
that they would bear with his policy, as long as he liv-
ed ; but to think of having such policy prolonged by
his son, was too much for them. They invited the
Prince of Orange over to take the throne. He landed
in England Nov. 3d.

Oct. 17th. Nathaniel, son of Increase Mather, died
here. He was born July 6, 1669 ; graduated at Har-
vard 1685. He was a noted scholar for his age. He
had begun to preach privately.

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* Nov. A quantity of military stores were taken by
order of John Palmer, lately made Ch. Justice of Su-
preme Court, from Salem. They belonged to J. Hig-
gliison, jr., and John Webb & Co. They were carried
to Governor Andros in Boston.

1689.

t Feb. 28th. Thomas Maul proposed, that a month-
ly meeting should be held at Lynn. This proposal
was acce])ted.

j March. Sir. Ed. Andros, Attorney General Gra-
ham, Sect'y West, and Judge Palmer called on Rev.
Mr. Higginson. Gov. Andros was on his way to Bos-
ton from Pemaquid, where he had been to suppress In-
dian hostilities. His soldiers had suffered much from
the cold. He asked Mr. Higginson's opinion on this
question : — Whether all the lands of N. E. did not be-
long to the King. Mr. H. answered him, after being
solicited, in the negative. He stated two reasons, by
which the colonists owned their lands ; 1st, By right of
just occupation ; 2d, By right of purchase from the In-
dians. Here he remarked, that our ancestors, having
lived sixty years in Massachusetts, took care to treat
with the Indians, and satisfy them with valuable con-
siderations for their land. He said, that he himself had
certain knowledge of such a fact ; that having learned
the Indian language when young, he was employed by
government and various Plantations, as an interpreter
in treating with Indians about their lands ; and that this
being done, the townships and particular persons' land
were settled by General Court. Mr. H. then proceeds,
" therefore I did believe, that the lands of N. England
were the subjects' property and not the King's." Sir.
Edmund contended with Mr. H., that the lands were
his Majesty's, because he had given them by Charter
on conditions, which the colonists had violated. He
then appealed to those with him, to know if what he
said, was not law. Mr. H. replied, that the King had

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no other than a Popish right to N. England territory ,"
that the Pope had granted the West Indies to the Span-
iards ; b'lt that Protestants denied the validity of such a
grant. Sir Edmund said at last, with much indignation,
" either you are his subjects, or you are rebels," intima-
ting, that, if the people would not yield their lands to
the King so as to take a Patent and pay rent for them,
they should be treated as rebels. The foregoing was
the testimony of Mr. H., as requested by General Court,
after Sir Edmund was displaced.

*'April 8th. News having arrived, that the Prince
of Orange had landed in England to put down the au-
thority of James II., an insurrection took place in Bos-
ton and adjacent towns, against Gov. Andros and his
supporters. Mr. Bradstreet and several Magistrates,
who were put out of office, 1686, and other principal
men, advised the Governor to give up his authority and
the fortiiications, lest the people should assault him and
his friends. Among the Magistrates, who gave this ad-
vice, were Wm. Brown and B. Gedney. — l9th. Some
require, according to the order of Sir Edmund, that
John Pipon surrender the Castle, as the Fort had done.
20th. Mr. Bradstreet, some Magistrates and others
resolve themselves into a Council of Safety. Blessrs.
Brown and Gedney were of this Council. Others, in-
vited to be of their number, among whom was John
Hathorne, approved the advice given to Sir Edmund.
The Council appointed Simon Bradstreet their Presi-
dent and Wait Still Winthrop to command the militia.
They also dismiss some officers, w^ho commanded the
Eastern forces. — 22d. The Council order the Rose
Frigate to send her sails ashore. They provide a room
in the castle for the persons, who were made prisoners.
23d. A committee of four, of whom was Mr. Gedney,
are raised to search into any designs, injurious to the
public peace. Mr. Gedney is appointed Colonel of
Essex Regiment. The Council authorize Capt. John
Pligginson to receive of Thomas Oflley, Collector of

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Salem, two bbls. of powder and the public money.
24th. Col. Gediiey is instructed to dispatch a messen-
ger toPennicook to ascertain the number and situation
of the Indians there ; to concert measures for securing
Hope Hood and other hostile Indians. — 26th. A com-
mittee arc raised to examine Thomas Dudley's papers.
This gentleman was seized at Narraganset. He was
brought to Roxbury 29th, and confined to his own
house. That he might be attended by a physician, he
came to Boston oOth, and was guarded in the house of
John Eyre.

May 2d. The inhabitants of every town are desired
by the Council of Safety, to send one or two discreet
persons to Boston the 9th, to give advice in present
exigences. Boston was allowed to have four delegates
for this occasion. — 7th. The Council observe a Fast
for direction. — 9th. They and delegates from the
towns assemble. Messrs. Brown, Gcdney and Hath-
orne were of the Council ; and John Price and Jona.
CurAvin were of the delegates from Salem. Messrs.
Price and Curwin were chosen here the 7th, and then
received instructions from this town, which say : "Do
humbly present their desires, that the Honoured Gover-
nor, Magistrates and Deputies, chosen 1686, would
(having always respect to our dependance on the Crown
of England, and the obligation we lay under by the
late declaration, before surrender of last government)
re-assume our Charter government, by taking their
j)laces and forming a General Court, as soon as possi-
bly may be, unto which we shall readily and cheerful-
ly subject ourselves, and be always assisting to the ut-
most of our power, with our lives and estates as for-
merly."— 10th. The Delegates approve the measures
of the Council. They vote that the persons, who com-
posed the General Court in 1686, and were dissolved
by the King's commission to Mr. Dudley, shall consti-
tute the government of Masssachusetts, till another
election. There were nine, of whom was J. Hathorne,
who dissented from this vote. The reason of such dis-

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sent was in part, because the delegates did not include
those, who had been lately associated with the magis-
trates of 1686. The delegates informed of this dissent,
resolve, that the whole Council of Safety stand till 22d,
when Representatives from all the towns, would take
further measures on the subject. — * 16th. Fast is kept
according to order of the Committee of Safety, for the
unsettled state of colonial affairs. — f 20th. The Coun-
cil address their Majesties, William and Mary, and ex-
cuse the part, which they had acted, as not intended to
thwart their royal pleasure, but as necessary in the cir-
cumstances of the Colony. — 22d. Delegates from 54i
towns meet in Boston. They wish to have the Char-
ter resumed. The greater part of the Council, though
desirous to comply with their wish, deem it not prudent
for the present. — 24th. The Magistrates of 1 686. de-
clare their willingness to hold their offices, according
to Charter laws, until an order shall come from Eng-
land, to settle the mode of government in Massachu-
setts.— t26tli. A ship arrives with advice to proclaim
their Majesties. — 29th. King William and Queen Ma-
ry are proclaimed in Boston, with greater parade than
had been on similar occasions.

^ June 6th. The Council and Representatives ad-
dress the King and Queen. Both bodies agreed, that
their government should be according to the Charter.
Still, as they knew not the exact policy, which their
Majesties would pursue in reference to them, they acted
with fear, lest their conduct should subject them to evil.
11th. B. Gerrish is appointed Clerk of Writs at Sa-
lem.— 13th. A vessel is ordered with forces to the
eastward, and there to scour the coast for pirates. —
14th. Simon Willard of this town, is made Marshal
of Essex. — II 1 8th. The people of S. Village vote Rev.
Samuel Parris a salary of £66, l-3d in money and
2-3ds in produce, such as wheat at 4s., rye, Barley,
and malt 3s., corn 2s., beef at 1 1-2^?., pork 2d., and

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butter 6d. — *20th. Jonathan Wolcott as Captain, Na-
thaniel Jngersol, Lieut, and Thomas Flint, Ensign, are
confirmed for S. Village company.

July 1st. Three hundred men are to be raised for
defending the frontier towns. Essex Lower Regiment
is proportioned 70, and Essex Upper Regiment 60.
Capt. John Price is to aid in raising them. — 6th. Of
W. Salem Company, B. Gedney is confirmed Captain,
S. Sewall Lieut., and Edward Flint Ensign. As Capt.
Gedney declined, Lieut. Sewall was promoted to his
office on the 12th, and Robert Kitchen took the place
of Lieut. Sewall. A Fast is ordered to be observed
the 25th, for war with the Indians.

t Aug. 5th. Capt. Benjamin Church writes to the
Council, that he arrived at Newport, R. I. last night,
and found Gov. Andros seized, secured and guarded by
the inhabitants. He states, that it is not safe for An-
dros to continue where he is, and that a guard should
be sent to bring him to Boston. It appears from this,
that Sir Edmund had made his escape from Boston. —
J 19th. The Council, having been informed, that
Thomas Hawkins and others were acting as pirates,
order the sloop Restitution w^ith forty men, Joseph
Thaxter, master, to go after them. These pirates took
the Ketch Mary, Capt. Hellen Chard, of Salem, the
9th, three leagues from half-way Rock. They cap-
tured the brig Merrimack of Newburyport, Capt. John
Kent, on the 22th, in " Martin Vineyard Sound." In
this sound, the same pirates fought the sloop Mary of
Boston, Capt. Samuel Peas, who had also been com-
missioned to search for them. They killed him, and
wounded some of his crew ; but were taken by his
Lieut. Benjamin Gallop, and in Oct. brought to Bos-
ton, where four of them belonged. They were con-
demned to die, but were reprieved.

Aug. Six hundred men are to be employed against
thelndians, Essex upper Regiment's proportion was 94,
and Essex lower 108. Simon Willard is appointed

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one of seven captains to march against the enemy.
His station was to be at Casco Bay. Essex lower cav-
ahy are ordered to " Newichewaneck."

*Sept 17th. The Ketch John and Eliza, Ezra
Lambert Captain, Ketch iMargaret, Daniel Jeggles Cap-
tain, and on 18th Ketch Dolphin, Isaac Woodbury,
Captain, all of Salem, are taken by French ships of
war, part of a fleet from France. A petition is for-
warded to the Council, soon after 17th, by merchants
of Salem, which states, that several of their vessels had
not returned Avith their last fares, that six of their
Ketches and 30 men had been taken and carried in
Port Royal by two French frigates. The petitioners
further say, that they are discouraged from sending
their vessels next spring, and desire, that a suitable per-
son may be sent to see about the captured Ketches and
their men. — 19th. Fast for war with Indians and
public difficulties. — f The people of S. Village request
to be set oif. The next March, Salem voted not to give
them leave.

J Oct. 11th. Samuel Gardner, merchant, died re-
cently, JEi. 69. He was son of Thomas. He married
Mary White, who deceased 1675, and who was daugh-
ter ill law of Capt. George Cur win. He left children,
Abel, Hannah, and Jonathan. He had lost two daugh-
ters, Margaret, wife of Deliverance Parkman, and Ma-
ry, wife of Joseph Henfield. He sustained various of-
fices. He was Selectman and Deputy to General
Court. He was a worthy townsman.

^ Nov. Capt. Willard Avrites from Salem to the
Governor, that his men at Casco Bay, needed supplies ;
that the parents of his soldiers were much displeased,
because they had not returned, as was promised. He
proposes, that Dr. Harraden be encouraged to visit the
soldiers at Casco, and take care of them. — 1| 5th. The
Council and Representatives meet. Of the former
were J. Hathorne and J. Curwin. Of the latter was
J. Price. B. Gerrish takes the place of S. Sewall as

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Clerk of Essex Court. Six Rates are ordered, one of
them to be in money and the rest in produee. One third
of the amount of rates, payable in produce, is allowed,
if paid in money, — *10th. Twenty-five persons are
dismissed from the first church, to form the church un-
der Rev. S. Parris. This was done by consent of Ma-
gistrates and neighbouring Churches. — 15th. Mr.
Parris was ordained. Messrs. Gedney, Hathorne, and
Curwin, with the Pastor and Teacher, attended. —
1 26th. Jonathan Curwin first sits as Judge of the
Court. Richard Croad had died lately, M. 61. He
was from Hampton, England, where he had an estate,
1684, and where his father Richard lived and died.
He left a Avife, Frances, and children, Hannah, Rich-
ard, William, John and Sarah. He had lost two daugh-
ters, one married to a Neal and the other to a Bridges.
He was a respectable man.

t Dec. 3d. The Council and Representatives meet.
Of the former were J. Curwin and J. Hathorne and of
the latter J. Price and J. Higginson. They assemble
to consider two letters from the King. One of these
letters approved what had been done, as to ordering the
government here ; and recommended, that it shall be so
administered, till further instructions. This tended to
lessen a prevailing dread, lest the King would send over
a Governor. The other letter required, that Sir Ed-
mund Andros and his friends should be sent over to
England for trial. It was ordered, that, as Capt. Sam-
uel Peas had been killed by pirates, a collection should
be taken in each town, for the relief of his widow and
four children, and, also, for two of his crew, who were
wounded. — 7th. Thanksgiving was to be 19th, be-
cause the Indians had been cheeked ; William and Ma-
ry had come to the throne, and thus the Protestant re-
ligion is likely to be defended. War was to be declar-
ed 20th, in Boston, against the French. — 20th. An
embargo is laid on all vessels, bound to Europe, that
they may not be captured by the enemy. — ^ SOtli. Six

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country rates are assessed on Salem, amounting to
£360 ; one of which was to be discharged in money,
and the rest in pay, or, as this term then meant,
produce.

1690.
* Jan. 1st. As Capt. S. Willard was in active ser-
vice, his Lieut. Wra. Vv'ormwood, is allowed to sign
certificates for Capt. Vv'illard's soldiers, who had been
with him against the Eastern Indians. — 10th. On a
committee, to consult about an expedition to Port Roy-
al, was Col. B. Gedney. They report in favour of
such an expedition, and, also, of reducing Nova Scotia.
20th. It was agreed, that the Convention should be
called General Court, as before the Charter was an-
nulled.

Feb. 12tli. General Court sit. J. Hathorne is an
Assistant. Messrs. Higginson and Price are Deputies.
Fast day is to be kept March 6th, on account of small
pox, fever and war. Capt. S. "VVillard, in the Fort at
Falmouth, is instructed to aid in pursuing the enemy
to head quarters. Essex soldiers are divided into three
Regiments. Salem, Lynn. 3Iarblehead, Beverly, and
Manchester form one of them. Maj. B. Gedney is
appointed Serj'^t Major of South Regiment. An ex-
pedition is ordered to Nova Scotia. — 10th. Country
rates are to be levied. Wheat ibs. rye 4.s. oats \s. 6d.
corn 3s. Gd. peas 4.s. barlev and barlev malt 4-5. for
taxes.

T iMarch 15th. The soldiers of Salem, under J.
Price and S. Sewall, are to compose four companies.
18th. Col. B. Gedney is chosen commander-in-chief
against the French. — 1 28th. There are 28 persons
here with the small pox.

§ April 24th. J. Hathorne and J. Curwin are appoint-
ed by the Council, to visit the Eastern parts of New-
Hampshire and Maine, for securing them against the
enemy, and disposing of the troops sent thither.

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*May 5th. The Country rates for Salem, were
£750, and its own taxes beside were £208 1 4. — 14th.
t One hundred and sixty men are to march for Albany.
The Regiment, including Salem, is to afford its propor-
tion of them. — X 24th. Maj. Gedney writes to the
Governor from this place, that great consternation pre-
vailed at ^Vells ; that the forces there were resolved to
quit their post, if not speedily succoured ; that he had
endeavoured to rally his men, and have them march for
Wells by to-morrow morning ; that it was troublesome
to have soldiers billeted at Salem, and wished adv^ice
about obtaining a commander to head them. — 26th.
He writes, that he shall march his forces under John
Wolcott of Salem, who had been against the enemy
once before. The embargo, which was to have con-
tinued till June 14th, is raised.— ^ 28th. General Court
assemble. J. Hathorne and J. Curwin are Assistants.
J. Ruck and N. Putnam are Deputies. Four hundred
men are ordc-ied to defend the frontiers. Essex South
Regiment is i)roportioned 51. A resolve is passed to

attack Canada

June 10th. The cavalry under Capt. Brown of Sa-
lem, and belonging to Essex South Regiment, are to
draft 14 for service.— 17th. Embargo to be continued
till Sept. 10.— 19th. Among the muster masters of
several Regiments is B. Gerrish.— 20th. Proclamation
is made for volunteers to Canada, under Sir Wm.

Phipps. jl 24th. Jeremiah Neal desires to be excused

from serving as marshal for Essex County. John Rog-
ers, glazier, is appointed in his stead. They were both
of Salem. J. Higginson as County Treasurer, is suc-
ceeded by John Appleton of Ipswich.— Dr. Daniel
Weld of this place, died recently. He left a wife Be-
thiah ; and children, Edward, Bethiah married to Ro-
bert Kitchen, Barbara and Elizabeth. He was son of
Rev. Thomas Weld, formerly of Roxbury. He grad-
uated at Harvard 1661. He was esteemed, both as a
man and physician.

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* July 1 Till. One hundred men are to be drafted
for the Eastward. Essex South Regiment's propor-
tion was fifteen. — I8th. Robert Kitchen is abated
£12 10 out of the prize of his Ketch, re-taken at Port
Royal. It appears, that this Ketch was one of eight
vessels, with seven or eight hundred men, under Sir
Wm. Phipps, which sailed April 28th, and took Port
RoyaL — 29th. Three hundred and eight seamen and
soldiers, from Maj. Gedney's Regiment, rendezvous at
Salem, ready for marching with others, on an expedi-
tion to Canada. Of seven Essex Captains for this
expedition was John Curwin. — f 22d. John Peach of
Marblehead, JK. 77, testifies, that Richard Holling-
worth sen. formerly of Salem, shipwright, deceased,
owned two ten acre lots, " hjing oil Darby fort side so
called in the township of Marblehead.^'' Richard More
sen. of Salem, M. 78, testifies, that R. HoUingworth
had land " on Darby Fort side, which is 7iow Marble-
head.'''' Several other aged people gave similar testi-
mony. Such evidence settles the question, wdiich once
excited considerable attention, as to the location of Der-
by Fort. The received opinion was, that this Fort was
on Beverly side. But the evidence, now adduced,
makes it to have been undoubtedly on Marblehead side.

X Aug. 28th. Fast is observed for a blessing on the
Canada expedition, on William and Mary, and for a
lasting peace. The expedition, here mentioned, prov-
ed unsuccessful. — ^ Dr. John Barton of this place is
allowed £25 0 5 for medicine, supplied to some of the
Canada forces.

11 Sept. 8th. There were 470 taxable persons in
Salem.

1[ Oct. A number of the principal men of this town,
having a deep sense of the deplorable condition of the
country by reason of French and Indian enemies, peti-
tion the Governor and Council to lay the state of the
Colony, before their Majesties for relief. The Peti-
tioners think this best to be done by Governor and

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Council, though other gentlemen are about to address
the Kmg and Queen. They also desire, that some
means may be used to prevent the Mohawks from go-
ing over to the French, which seems threatened by di-
visions at New-York. — 8th. General Court raise the
embargo. — * I3th. Selectmen here, according to or-
der of General Court, provide for having 2s. a week
paid to the family of every man, in public service.

fNov. 4th. General Court order 20 rates to be as-
sessed, and raise a committee to procure a loan. — J25th.
The Selectmen of Salem state, that sick and w ounded
men, lately disbanded, w ere brought hither ; and that
many of them did not belong here. They remark, that
the necessitous of this town are more, than can be com-
fortably provided for ; and ask what they shall do for
the suffering strangers.

§Dec. 10th. General Court raise a Committee to
issue Bills of Credit. They had calculated too much
on the capture and booty of Canada to satisfy their
soldiers. When their defeated forces returned, they
w ere unable to answer their just and pressing demands.
They were compelled to issue paper money — a meas-
ure convenient at present, but distressing to many of
the poor in future. — 1| l3th. The country rates for
Salem were £953 18 4; for its fortifications £150;
for its poor and other charges £182 18 10. These
sums made a heavy burden for the people here, because
the war had both increased them and lessened their
ability to pay them. They and the rest of the Colo-
nists were called to endure severe trials.

1691.

Jan. 6th. John Svvinnerton, physician of this town,
died. He left a widow^, Hannah, who died 1713, M.
71. He was a benevolent and respected man.

H Feb. 3d. General Court convene. J. Curwin is
an Assistant. J. Ruck and N. Putnam are Deputies.

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Thanksgiving is to be kept 26th, for success of King's
arms in Ireland ; for a check given to enemies of the
Protestants in Europe, and to seek divine aid for the
Colony, against its enemies. B. Gedney and others
are a committee to inquire, if any plunder, brought from
Canada, is concealed. The military stores, taken by
Governor Andros from Salem, had been in puplic use,
and Capt. Higginson is either to have them, or be paid
for them. — * 1 1th. The Council choose S. Gardner,
J. Higginson and S. Sewall to take care of the wound-
ed soldiers and seamen.

May 7th. A fast is to be observed to seek divine
deliverance from the French and Indians, and a bless-
ing on the Agents in London. — flSth. Selectmen
are desired to prevent the spread of the Small Pox in
Salem. — J 26tli. General Court sit. J. Hathorne
and J. Curvvin are Assistants. John Putnam and Ma-
nasseh Marston are Deputies. Bills of Credit are lim-
ited to £40,000.

June 2d. Forty men are to be posted at Wells to
defend it against French and Indians. Essex South
Regiment's proportion of them is 11. Scouts are or-
dered in each County. In Essex four scouts, of six
men each, are required to watch the frontier. — ^ 9th.
The Country rates for Salem are £1346 1 0. — 1| I9th.
B. Gedney writes to the Governor, that twenty men
from this town, are drafted for public service.

Aug. 12th. Mr. Gedney informs the Governor, that
Capt. Allen of the Ketch Endeavour had arrived at Sa-
lem and that his men, though paid for past services, re-
fused to go on another expedition. The Governor and
Council reply, that they will try the ring-leaders, and
that Capt. Allen may retain only ten of the least mu-
tinous, and, with them, bring the vessel to Boston. —
H loth. Capt. John, son of Walter Price, died recent-
ly M. 46. He left a wife Sarah, daughter of Henry
Wolcott, Esq. of Connecticut. He left one son, Wal-
ter. He had lost several children, which were young.

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His widow deceased March 5, 1699, JK. 49. He was
a merchant. His estate was over £2245. He held
various offices. He was frequently Selectman and
Deputy to General Court. His life gave large promise
of continued and distinguished usefulness. But it was
cut off to the sorrow of many.

*Oct. 14th. General Court order £35 14 11 to be
refunded to several persons of Salem, being what they
expended for the sick and wounded men, landed here
on their return from Canada. — f 16th. An inhabtant
of this town, having tried, April 6th, to pass counter-
feit coins, is sentenced to pay costs, stand in the pillory
at Boston an hour, on each of three lecture days after
worship, and have a paper affixed to him, signifying
his crime.

J Nov. 25th. Maj. Charles Bedford died lately.
He bequeathed his property to his brother William, and
sisters, Mary and Sarah Bedford, and to a daughter-in-
law, and children of his brother, John Turner, deceas-
ed. He gave some things to the poor of Salem. He
was a respectable merchant.

§ Dec. Mr. Noyes and three brethren attended a
Council at Lynn, about a misunderstanding, between
Mr. Shepard and some members of his church. — |j 25th.
As others, beside French Protestants, had fled to this
country, and been succoured in time of war, an order is
issued by government, that no more of such Protestants
take up their residence in any seaport or town, without
license. A reason for this measure was, that some had
come to the Colony under pretence of being French
Protestants, when they were of a " contrary religion
and interest."

1692.
Feb. 21st. By order of General Court, a contribu-
tion is taken up here as well as through the Colony.
The amount contributed in Salem was £31. The ob-
ject of it was to redeem captives, lately carried away by

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Indians, particularly from York — *25th. Tituba, an
Indian servant of Rev, S. Parris, is complained of for
witchcraft. Before this, John, her husband, another
Indian servant of Mr. P., had been persuaded by Mary
Sibly to make a superstitious experiment for discover-
ing persons, who, they supposed, secretly afflicted Mr.
P's daughter Elizabeth, M. 9, and his niece Abigail
Williams, iE. 11, and Ann Putnam a girl of the neigh-
bourhood.

March 1st. Sarah Osborn, Sarah and Dorothy
Good, Tituba, servant of Mr. Parris, Martha Cory, Re-
becca Nurse, Sarah Cloyce, John Proctor and his wife
Elizabeth, all of Salem Village, are committed to Bos-
ten jail on charge of w itchcraft. — f 1 1th. Mr. Parris
and other ministers observe a Fast at Salem Village,
because witchcraft had appeared there. — t Mary Sibly
having confessed, that she innocently counselled John,
the Indian, to attempt a discovery of witches, is per-
mitted to commune with Mr. P's Church. She had
been previously disciplined for such counsel and ap-
peared w ell.

^ April 11th. T. Dudley, Deputy Governor, and
five other Magistrates assemble to examine Sarah
Cloyce, John and Elizabeth Proctor, who had been
confined in Boston prison. — 1 8th. Giles Cory and Ma-
ry Warren, both of Salem Village, Bridget Bishop alias
Oliver of Salem, and Abigail Hobbs of Topsfield are ex-
amined for witchcraft. — 1| 22d. Wm. Hobbs and his
wife Mary, Mary Easty and Sarah Wildes, all of Tops-
field, Edward Bishop and his wife Sarah, and Mary
Black, negro servant of Nathaniel Putnam, all of Salem
Village, and Mary, wife of Philip English of Salem, are
committed to the prison of this town, charged with
witchcraft. IT Mr. English appears to have been un-
der the same suspicion as his wife ; for a warrant was
issued for his apprehension April 30th ; but he had
avoided being taken.

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May 2d. Lydia Dasting of Reading, Susannah
Martin, widow, of Amesbury, Dorcas Hoar and Sarah
Murrell, both of Beverly, having been examined for
witchcraft, are sent to Boston jail. — 6th. Another or-
der is issued for the apprehension of P. English. — 8th.
Bethiah Carter of Woburn, Sarah Dasting of Reading,
and Rev. George Burroughs of Wells, and Ann Seirs,
having been examined for witchcraft, are imprisoned in
Boston. — 13th. George Jacobs sen. Giles Cory and
Mary Black, negro servant of Nathaniel Putnam, all of
Salem Village, Edward Bishop and wife Sarah, Bridget
Bishop alias Oliver, Mary English, Allice Parker and
Ann Predeater, all of Salem, and Wm. Hobbs of Tops-
field, are confined, for a similar charge, in Boston jail.
Some of these were taken from Salem prison.

* May 14th. Sir Wm. Phipps arrived with a new
Charter from William and Mary, dated the preceeding
Oct. 7th. This Charter constitutes Massachusetts,
Plymouth, Maine, and Nova Scotia one Province, of
which Wm. Phipps was appointed Governor by their
Majesties. Thus the hope, which the Colonists of
Massachusetts had cherished, in some degree, as to the
confirmation of their first Charter privileges, was dis-
appointed. Still Sir William was appointed by nom-
ination of their Agent, and he, as they must have a
Governor chosen by their Majesties, was the one, with
whom they were most pleased under their circumstances.
1 1 8th. Thomas Farrar and Elizabeth Hart both of
Ijynn, Roger Toothaker of Billerica, and John Willard
of Salem Village, having been examined for witchcraft,
are committed to Boston prison. — 23d. Mary Easty of
Topsfield, Susannah Rootes of Beverly, Sarah Basset
of Lynn, Benjamin son of John Proctor of SalemVillage,
Mary Derich of Salem, and Abigail Soames, endited
for the same crime, are confined in Boston jail. Per-
sons who had confessed themselves witches, and who
are imprisoned at Salem, are Deliverance and Abigail
Ho])bs oi" Topsfield, Mary Vvarren and Margaret Jacobs

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both of S. Village and Sarah Churchwell. Others con-
fined here for witchcraft arc Rebecca Jacobs, Sarah
Proctor and Mary Withered, all of S. Village, Sarah
Bulkley, Sarah Peas, both of Salem. Rebecca was
mother of Margaret Jacobs, and also wife to George
Jacobs, jr., who, being accused of witchcraft, had fled.
25th. Elizabeth, wife of Nathaniel Gary, of Gharles-
town, is imprisoned at Boston as a witch. — 31st. John
Aldin of Boston, and Sarah, wife of Nicholas Rice of
Reading, are confined in Boston jail for witchcraft.
Rev. Henry Gibbs, of Watertown, whites in his diary :
" Spent this day at S. Village, to attend the public ex-
amination of criminals, and observed remarkable and
prodigious passages therein. Wonders I saw, but how
to judge and conclude, I am at a loss." Up to this time
fifty-one persons had been imprisoned on the charge of
Witchcraft. There were others accused of the same
crime, and examined ; but they were cleared. Both
the committed and cleared were tried at S, Village, be-
cause there the afflicted, so called, had their residence,
and there they were charged by such afflicted ones,
with injuring them by their spectres or spirits. The
place for examining them, was generally at the house of
Nathaniel Putnam. The examinations took place, for
the most part, before Judges of the County Court, who
belonged to Salem.

* June 2d. A Court of Oyer and Terminer, com-
missioned by the Governor, sit at Salem. B. Gedney
w^as one of its Judges. The Court arraign Bridget
Bishop on the endictment of witchcraft. The Jury
bring her in guilty. She had been tried on a similar
charge 1680. — 6th. Ann, wife of Capt. Wm. Dolibar
of Gloucester, is to be apprehended as a witch. She
was daughter of Rev. Mr. Higginson. There were a
few others of Gloucester afterwards seized for the same
account. — f 8th. General Court assemble by order of
the Governor. Of his Council were B. Gedney, J.
Hathorne, and J. Curwin. The Representatives from

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Salem are J. Higginson and S. Gardner. — *10th. B.
Bishop is hung bj G. Curwin, High Sheriff. She was
the first, who fell a victim to the delusion of witchcraft,
which now prevailed. She left a husband, Edward,
and children, f Ofa Committee for revising the laws
are B. Gedney and .J. Hathorne. J. Higginson, jr.,
takes the oath for a Justice of Essex. — 1 5th. The
Governor and Council consult several ministers about
the witchcraft at S. Village. The clergymen advise,
that care should be taken not to condemn any on spec-
tral evidence, because Satan could assume the shape of
innocent persons ; but still that the laws of God and
the statutes of England, should be enforced against
those guiky of witchcraft. — 17ih. Thanksgiving is to
be kept on July 14th, " for the safe arrival of Governor
Pliipps and Rev. I. Mather, who had industriously en-
deavoured the service of this people, and had brought
over with them a settlement of Government, in which
their Majesties have graciously given us distinguished
marks of their royal favour and goodness." — t28th.
Court of 0> er and Terminer meet here. They try
Sarah Good, Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin, Eliza-
beth How and Sarah Wildes, on the cndictment of
witchcraft. The Jury bring them all in guilty.

§ July 3d. R. Nurse is excommunicated from the
Church here for witchcraft. — 1| 19th. The persons
condemned 28th ult. are hung. R. Nurse's case was
peculiarly hard. At first the Jury could find no ver-
dict against her. Even on their second return to the
Court, they had not found her guilty. When, howev-
er, they were in their places, and she stood at the bar,
they agreed on a verdict against her, because she made
no answer to some interrogations about an expression,
which she had uttered. She left a husband, Francis,
and children, John, Sarah, Rebecca, Samuel, Francis,
Mary, Elizabeth, and Benjamin. Sarah Good left a
husband, Williani. R^ Nurse and S. Good both be-

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longed to S. Village. E. How left a husband, James,
and children, Mary and Abigail. S. Wildes left a
husband, John, and a son Ephraim. Both of them be-
longed to Topsfield.

Aug. 3d. Court of Oyer and Terminer convene
here. They try George Burroughs, John Proctor and
wife Elizabeth, John Willard, George Jacobs sen. and
Martha Carrier, who are all brought in guilty of witch-
craft.— 19th. These persons, except E. Proctor, who
plead gestation, are executed. G. Burroughs was once
minister of S. Village, whence he went to preach at
Falmouth. From this place, he was driven by the In-
dians 1690, and then appears to have preached at
Wells, where he lived, when charged with \v itchcraft.
He had three wives. His last was sister to John Ruck
of Salem. She survived him. He left children,
George, Jeremiah, Rebecca, Hannah, Elizabeth and
Mary. He met his untimely end with Christian forti-
tude. Though his accusers charged him with deeds of
murder, as w^as common for them to do in reference to
others, yet he appears to have been a worthy man.
Mr. Proctor and wife sustained excellent characters,
before they were charged with witchcraft. Their
neighbours at S. Village, spoke decidedly in their fa-
vour. Many of his acquaintance at Ipswich, where he
was born, and whence he moved to S. Village, thought
highly of his reputation, and petitioned for his reprieve.
His wife was E. Basset of Lynn. He was M. 58, at
the time of his execution. He left children, John, Ben-
ja., Elizabeth,Martha,Mary,Wm, Joseph, Sam'l,Thorn-
dike, Sarah and Abigail. J. Willard was a conscien-
tous and respectable man. At first, he believed, that
some, charged with witchcraft, were really guilty. He
even took an active part against them. But convinced
that he was wrong, he confessed his mistake, and
strove to lesson the mania, which raged around him. A
consequence of this w^as, that he w^as soon accused of
witchcraft. He fled, but was speedily apprehended
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cape, He left a wife, Margaret, who married a Town.
G. Jacobs was a reputable man. He left a wife, Ma-
ry, and children, George, Anne and Margaret. Messrs.
Procter, Willard and Jacobs belonged to S. Village.
M. Carrier left a husband, Thomas, and belonged to
Andover. — It appears from the testimony of P. Eng-
lish, that his goods at Salem, amounting to £1500,
were seized by G. Curwin, Sheriff. The reason for
this seizure was, that Mr. English and his wife Mary,
being imprisoned in Boston for witchcraft, fled to New
York, as the only means of preserving their lives. —
* 28th. A Fast is kept " for the afflicted state of things
here" and in England. — f 31st. Sarah, wife of Peter
Cloyce, had been removed to Ipswich prison, as a witch.
t Sept. 9th. Court of Oyer and Terminer sit in
Salem. They arraign Martha Cory, Mary Easty, Al-
lice Parker, Ann Pudeater, Dorcas Hoar and Mary
Bradbury. The Jury bring them in guilty. Giles
Cory was also arraigned, but he refused to put himself
on trial. For thus standing mute, he was sentenced to
be pressed to death. — ^ 14th. Martha Cory is excom-
municated from S. Village Church, and the two Dea-
cons are instructed to give her notice at the Prison
here. — 1| 17th. Nine more, charged with witchcraft,
receive sentence of death. They are Margaret Scott,
Willmot Reed, Samuel Wardwell, Mary Parker, Abi-

fail Faulkner, Mary Lacy, Ann Foster, Rebecca
iames and Abigail Hobbs. — II 18th. G. Cory is ex-
communicated from the Church here. — **19th. He
was pressed to death. Richard Gardner from Nan-
tucket, his former friend, persuaded him to confess.
But Cory chose to die rather than wrong the truth.
He bequeathed property to a son-in-law, VVm. Cheeves
of Beverly. He had two wives. His first was Mary,
w^ho died 1684, M. 63. His second, Martha, was soon
to follow him. They lived at S. Village.— 22d. Eight

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of the sixteen lately condemned, are executed ; viz. —
M. Cory, A. Parker, M. Easty, M. Parker, M. Pudea-
ter, M. 'Scott, W. Reed, and S. Wardvvell. Of those
condemned the 9th, and not executed, were D. Hoar
of Bev erly, who married a King, and M. Bradbury of
Salisbury, who had a husband, and sons, Henry and
Samuel. M. Cory as well as her husband met death
with christian consolation and firmness. They left
children, Elizabeth and Martha. M. Easty of Tops-
field was sister to R. Nurse, and left a husband, Isaac,
and seven children. A. Parker left a husband, John,
and A. Pudeater was widow of Jacob Pudcater.
They both belonged to Salem. Of those condemned
17th, and not hung, are the following. A. Faulkner
was spared on account of gestation. She and M. La-
cy and A. Foster were of Andover, and all of them had
families. R- Fames was of Boxford. A. Hobbs was
daughter to William and Deborah Hobbs of Topsfield.
They who were sentenced at the same time and hung,
are as follow. M. Scott was of Rowley. W. Reed was
of Marblehead and left a husband, Samuel. M.Parker
and S. Wardwell were both of Andover, and left fami-
lies. During July, Aug. and Sept. many persons of
Andover were examined, and committed for witchcraft.
The distressing scene spread thither from S. Village.
The Court of Oyer and Terminer, after their last judg-
ment Sept. 17th, dissolved. They thus afforded the
public mind a better opportunity to consider the means
of counteracting the calamities, which supposed witch-
craft was scattering in various directions.

Oct. 3d. B. Gedney is appointed by the Governor
Judge of Probate for Essex. — * 7th. Edward Bishop
and wife Sarah of Salem, having escaped from prison,
where they were confined for witchcraft, his property
is seized as forfeited to his Majesty. — f 12th. A num-
ber of men, belonging to Andover, petition the Gover-
nor to release their wives from Salem Prison, to which
they were committed as " penitent confessors" of witch-

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craft, on condition, that suitable bonds are given for
their appearance.

Dec. 16th. B. Gedney and J. Curwin take oaths
as Judges for Essex Inferior Court, which is now es-
tablishied. — *27th. "Whereas the house where Wm.
Dunton now liveth, adjoining the Prison in Salem, was
built for a house of Correction," he is appointed keeper
of this house. Henry Bartholomew sen. merchant, had
died recently, M. 92. He joined the Church here
1636, became freeman 1637, and was granted 50 acres
of land 1638. His wife was Elizabeth. She died
Sept. 1, 1682, M. 60. He had a considerable num-
ber of children. Of these, who survived him, was Hen-
ry. Few men belonging to Salem, had more frequent-
ly sustained its offices or more faithfully performed
them. He was often of the selectmen, and, also, a
prominent Deputy to General Court. He did much to
promote the interests of this town. He deserves to
hold a place in the grateful rememberance of its inhab-
itants.

1693.
t Jan. 3d. A Supreme Court convenes at Salem.
Wm. Stoughton was Chief Justice. He had several
associates. The Court arraign those, who had been
confined for witchcraft. They clear Rebecca wife of
George Jacobs and her daughter Margaret, and Mary
Withered of S. Village, and Sarah wife of Wm. Buck-
ley of Salem. Rev. Wm. Hubbard, in certifying to
the good character of S. Buckley, said that it was more
than fifty years since she came from England. — 5th.
They clear Job Tookey of Beverly, and Hannah Ty-
ler of Andover. — 6th. They acquit Candy, a negro
servant of Mrs. Hannah Hawkes of this town, Mary
wife of John Marston jr., Elizabeth Johnson, widow,
Abigail, wifeofEbenezer Barker, all of Andover. — 7th.
They acquit Mary, wife of Hopeshill Tyler of Andover.
10th. The jury bring in a verdict against Sarah

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Ward well, widow of Samuel, who had been executed.
The Court clear her daughter, Mary, and Sarah
Hawkes, both of Andover. — 1 1 th. Elizabeth Johnson,
jr., of the same town, and Mary Post of Rowley are
brought in guilty. Mary wife of John Osgood, Sarah
Bridges, and Mary wife of John Bridges, all of Ando-
ver, and Hannah Post of Boxford are acquited. — loth.
Mary Lacy, jr. of Andover is cleared. During the
session Richard Carrier and Stephen Johnson, both of
Andover, appear to have been acquited. Thus closed
the trials in Salem for witchcraft. The three who had
been condemned were reprieved. The Supreme Court
held other sessions to try those, charged with witch-
craft. One Avas at Charlestown Feb. 1st, when they
acquited Mary Toothaker of Billerica. Mary Taylor,
Lydia and Sarah Dasting, all of Reading, and Sarah
wife of John Cole, of Lynn. Another was at Boston
in March, when John Aldin was discharged. A third
was at Ipswich 2d Tuesday of May, when Susannah
Post, Eunice wife of John Fry, Mary Bridges, jr., Ma-
ry Barker, jr., and Wm. Barker, jr., all of Andover, are
cleared. The Governor ordered all others, accused of
witchcraft and not tried, to be discharged. Thus ter-
minated one of the most surprising and ajfflicting scenes
ever witnessed in New-England. Twenty had been
put to death and 11 condemned for witchcraft. Rev.
J. Hale, of Beverly, informs us, that about 50 confessed
themselves guilty ; that the same number of other per-
sons were afflicted ; and about 100 accused. Mr. Ca-
lef makes the last number double, and says that 130
besides were imprisoned. Mr. Hale was probably more
correct than Calef. The attainders which existed, ac-
cording to law, against families of those executed, and
also of those condemned but reprieved, were reversed
by General Court in 1711. At the same time, it was
enacted, that no person should be prosecuted for what
he did legally in reference to those, charged with witch-
craft. They who suffered in their estates, on account
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Court 1712, either in person, or in their heirs. Witch-
craft, as exhibited at S. Village and adjacent places,
was no new thing. Previously to its taking place,
severril persons had been executed, and others arraign-
ed for such an offence, in New England. It so pre-
vailed in England and Scotland, 1542, a law was enact-
ed under Henry VIII. making it felony without benefit
of Clergy. VVhen Elizal)eth began to reign, 1558,
Bishop Jewall remarked in a sermon before her : " It
may please your grace to understand, that witches and
sorcerers, within these four last years, are malicious-
ly increased within your grace's realm." According to
Reginald Scot, witchcraft prevailed alarmingly, 1584,
in the same kingdom. It also spread dismay there in
1603. Soon after this a new Statute was enacted under
James I., making witchcraft punishable with death.
At Chelmsford, England, 30 were tried for this offence,
1645, before Judge Coniers, 14 of whom suffered
death. Besides these, 1 00 more were imprisoned, at
the same time and in the same country, in Essex and
Suffolk. Sir Matthew Hale sentenced some to death,
1664, on a like accusation. Nor were other parts of
Europe free from such an evil. It had brought death
upon 100 persons in the Subalpine Vallies, and 900 in
France. In addition to these facts, English jurists of
eminence, such as Keeble and Dalton, had described
Witchcraft as thouirh it could be discovered, and should
be punished, like other capital offences. Such things
had confirmed both young and old, on this side of the
Atlantic, in the sure belief of Witchcraft, and opened
the way for securing its prevalence. Did they appear
to us, as they did to our ancestors, we should not be so
much surprised, that these ancestors gave any counten-
ance to so gross a delusion. The chief mistake, Avhich
prevailed here, was confiding in established precedents,
which could stand neither the test of sound philosophy
nor of Scripture. The public had cherished the persua-
sion, as confirmed by the law and practice of the mother-
country, that no one could think he saw the resemblan-

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ces of other persons afflicting him, unless these persons
were either witches or wizards. Mr. Parris was of
their number. Had he been of a different opinion, and
discouraged his daughter and neice from crying out
against their neighbours, as if inflicting pain upon their
bodies by spectral appearances, the probability is, that
the tragic events, which followed, would never have
been known. He, however, was firm in the general
impression, and prompted these children rather to pro-
ceed, than to stop in their accusations. Upon them
and many others, who declared themselves afflicted,
reflection rests the most heavily. They were much
excited. Wonderful relations were expected from
them. Their minds were ready to account common
things as supernatural. They had the highest authori-
ties in men and books, to continue the part, which
they had begun. They dreaded to retract, lest, as the
consequence, they should bring on themselves the
charge, which they laid to others. Indeed, they were
strongly tempted to wish all their testimony true, and
then to deliver it as their conscientious persuasion.
But the fact appears to be, that, whatever their un-
checked, flattered, and disordered imaginations might
perceive, they did accuse persons of crimes and thus
occasioned their execution, of which crimes there is no
evidence, that these persons were guilty. There was,
also, another class, who confessed themselves to have
practised witchcraft. They were females of respecta-
ble standing. They were directly accused. The tes-
timonies against them were believed by their Judges.
They perceived that the public voice spoke severely of
them. What almost every one said and believed of
them, they feared might be true, though their own con-
sciences taught them differently. They saw no alter-
native between a confession and the gallows. They
chose the former. They afterwards declared them-
selves innocent. They said, that what they had al-
lowed to the contrary, was drawn from them, when
their minds were so agitated as scarcely to know either
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their thoughts or words. Of those who were put to
death, it must be said, that they fell innocent victims
of well-intended but ill-directed zeal. When we look
back on them — consider them wrongly accused and
condemned — cruelly hastened to execution and destroy-
ed, as the outcasts of God and man, we feel an agoniz-
ing wish, that they might have been saved, and lived
long to have manifested their dying integrity. Hapless
is the land, which refuses to learn wisdom from such
direful events.

" The baleful charms
Of superstition there infect the skies,
And turn the suu to horror."

With respect to the Judges and Juries, concerned in
the trials for witchcraft, the Rev. John Higginson ap-
pears to make a true remark. This is as follows :
they " proceeded in their integrity with a zeal of God
against sin, according to their best light and law and
evidence ; but there is question whether some of the
Jaws, customs and privileges, used by Judges and Juries
in the trial of Witches in England, which were follow-
ed as patterns here, were not insufficient." We w^ould
add to his opinion, that as there has been time for the
public mind to examine the grounds, upon which the
Judges and Juries here made up their decisions, so it is
convinced, that such grounds were untenable. Thus
we have taken a view of those, immediately concerned
in one of the most remarkable calamities, which ever
fell on this part of our country. One benefit, divinely
educed from such a calamity, is, that it has long kept
the community vigilant against its being repeated. For
its past prevalence we regret. For its suppression we
are thankful. For the perpetual prevention of its recur-
rence we hope and pray.

* Feb. 3d. A meeting is called at S. Village to
make void Mr. Farris's salary. Much disaffection to-
wards him prevailed for the part, he had taken in witch-
craft.— fGth. Francis Ellis is appointed keeper of the

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Tavern at the sign of the Ship. — * 7th. The deputies
voted, that Essex be divided into two Counties ; but
their vote was not approved by the Governor and
Council.

March 30th. Philip Cromwell, v.heelwright, died
yE. 83. His first wife Dorothy, who had been wddow
of Allen Kenniston, deceased Sept. 27, 1673,.^. 67 ;
and his second, Margaret, who had been widow of Ro-
bert Lemon, died Nov. 14, 1683, iE. 72. He left a
son John. He was granted 110 acres of land 1649.
He was often of the Selectmen. He was a useful and
respected man.

t May 31st. General Court assemble. B. Gedney,
J. Curwin and J, Hathorne are Assistants. Benjamin
Brown and Wm. Hirst are Deputies. During this ses-
sion, Wm. Brown of Salem appeared as an Assistant.
It is ordered, that, for the benefit of trade, six instead
of eight per cent, interest, should be taken on money
loaned. About this time, a petition was sent to the
Legislature by the principal men of Salem. It stated,
that the people liere had paid £500 for their Fort and
had maintained, in 1692, a Scout Shallop, which cost
£60 ; and that they had been at considerable charge
for block houses and other town fortifications. It de-
sired, that, as only a small allowance had been made to
Salem for these things, the expenses of the Fort and
Scout Shallop, might be paid by the Province.

J Oct. 13th. Rev. J. Higginson advises Mr. Parris
and his Church, to have a Council for settling difficul-
ties, which had risen about witchcraft. Mr. Higgin-
son did this by request of Mr. Wiilard and other Boston
Elders. — 14th. Messrs. Noyes of Salem and Hale of
Beverly give similar advice. — 19th. Blr. Parris and
his church agree to have a mutual Council.

^Nov. 8th. "To the intent that the Indians may
be forwarded in civility and Christianity, and their
drunkenness and other vices be more effectually sup-
pressed among them," General Court enact, that

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1693] ^^^

Commissioners be appointed to take care of the In^
dians, and that 405. fine shall be paid for every pint of
strong liquors sold them. Even Cider was included
in such liquors— 14th. Thanksgiving was appointed
to be Dec. 21st, for preservation of his Majesty ; for
support of Protestant cause ; for stop put to mortal
sickness ; for good harvest, and submission of Indian
enemy. The sickness, here spoken of, was taken at
Boston from the fleet of Sir Francis Wheeler, who ar-
rived, June 11th, from the West Indies, with most of
his men dead. It was probably the Yellow Fever. In
reference to the Indians mentioned, it appears, that af-
ter two defeats at the Eastward, they made peace
Aug. 11th. — 17th. B. Gedney is on a Committee,
from the Assistants, to join a Committee of Deputies,
to consider the best means for enabling the Treasurer
to collect arrears of rates and pay the public debt. J.
Hathorne is on a Committee to unite with a Commit-
tee of the Deputies, for regulating the Indian trade.
J. Curwin is on a Committee to consult with a Com-
mittee of the Deputies, about a new establishment of
Chancery. . .

Dec. 6th. B. Gedney, as one of three Commission-
ers for managing the War Department, is to receive
^100 a year, conditionally subject to some deductions.
*26th. Nathaniel Sharp' is to be keeper of the jail and
house of correction in Salem. He was son of Elder
Sharp. Persons, refusing to pay Mr. Parris' salary for
1691-2, are ordered by the Court to be sued. Expen-
ses of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, which had sat
on cases of Witchcraft, in Salem 1692, were £130.
This sum is to be assessed on the County. Salem's
part of it was £40 10.

1694.
t March 27th. Indian corn was 2s. 3J., wheat 5^.
rye 2s. 9d., barley malt 2s, Sd., oats U. M., and peas
3^. 6J, for rates.

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^^^ (1694

May 5tli. Mr. John Pickering died M, 57. His
wife was Alice, daughter of Wm. Flint. She survived
him. He left children, John, to whom he bequeathed
Broad Field by mill pond, Benjamin, William, Eliza-
beth, and Hannah married to John Buttolph. He was
frequently of the Selectmen. He was a capable, en-
terprzing and public spirited townsman. — * 30th. Gen-
eral Court assemble. B. Gedney, J. Hathorne, Wm.
Brown and J. Curwin are of the Assistants. Manas-
seh Marston and S. Gardner are Deputies. According
to the last Charter, the Deputies presented a list of
Assistants to the Governor, that he might accept or re-
ject them, as he chose, f A memorial was received,
signed by many clergymen, desiring the Legislature to
enact laws against prevailing iniquities. Among such
laws, passed this session, were two against Adultery
and Polygamy. Those guilty of the first crime, were
to sit an hour on the gallows, with ropes about their
necks, — be severely whipt not above 40 stripes ; and
forever after wear a capital A, two inches long, cut out
of cloth coloured differently from their clothes, and sew-
ed on the arms, or back parts of their garments so as
always to be seen when they were about. The other
crime, stated with suitable exceptions, was punishable
with death.

June 12th. " Whereas some gentlemen of Salem
are sending out a Ketch to St. John's River and parts
adjacent, for fetching off some of their people, lately
taken prisoners by a French Privateer and carried thith-
er," and ' His Excellency is to dispatch an express by
said Ketch to the Captain of the Frigate Nonesuch, it
is voted, that if the Ketch miscarry by reason of this ex-
press, the Province will bear the loss of her.' — J 14th.
As difficulty had occurred in S. Village Church, as to
choosing a mutual Council, Mr. Parris and his Church
are still advised, by the ministers of Salem and other
towns, to have such a Council. — ^ 15th. Capt. S.
Willard of this place petitions General Court, that for-

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1694] ^^^

bearance might be used towards him, in reference to
£30 of the public money, which he had agreed to col-
lect, because he had 26 weeks of hard service, as an
officer under Gov. Andros, and was sick and likely to
be so. — 26th. Benjamin Brown of Salem, is one of
the Justices at the Court of General Sessions.

* Sept. 6th. B. Gedney is on a Committee to pro-
pose measures for a vigorous prosecution of the war ;
and for limiting friendly Indians, that they need not
expose themselves, nor alarm the English, by their
straggling. This war was begun against the French and
Indians, because a party of them fell upon Oyster Riv-
er, a village of New-Hampshire, July 1 8th, took and
killed about 100 persons and burnt 20 houses. — 18th.
As His Majesty's Council had desired, that a ship load
of Pitch, Tar, Rosin, Plank and knee timber, might be
sent to England, it was voted to comply with their re-
quest within a year. On a Committee to see this vote
effected, was B. Gedney.

Nov. The Supreme Court did not meet in Salem
the 2d Tuesday, " because of sickness and other
weighty occasions of the Province." — 17th. Sir Wm.
Phipps sailed for England, to answer some charges
against him by the Collector of Boston and the Captain
of a Frigate. Both of these persons had displeased
him, and he in return, treated them with some violence.
While using means to clear himself from arrest, he di-
ed Feb. 18, 1695. He was a good friend to the peo-
ple of New-England, and they w' ere much attached to
him.

Dec. 10th. Walter Skinner is chosen bell-man.
He was to begin walking through the town, at 10 o'-
clock at night, to prevent fire and disorder. — t 25th.
Eight Indians had been confined in the prison here
over two months. ^ Rev. J. Hioginson gives the fol-
lowing testimony. He says that when he came to
Salem, 1629, with his father, there was an aged Squaw
Sachem here ; that she had three sons, viz. Sagamore

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''' [1694

John at Mistick, Sagamore James at Saugus, and Sag-
amore George with her. He doubts whether George,
who was 13, about his own age, was actual Sachem,
and thinks he had a guardian. He deposes that " the
Indian Town of Wigwams was on the North side of
North River not far from Simonds' ; that then North
and South side of this River was together called
Naumkeag."

ERRATA.

Patre 216 line 9th omit " Rebeckah and Sarah." 219 p. 13 1. omit r from Er-
dith " 223, 3— put 2ccre after believed and before its, and omit it in 4 1. after at-
traction 224, 36-For Gour put Govcr. 22C, 33-R. Moulton hero mention-
ed, was son of the first R. Monlton, to whom the account, after ^«rj, to 16t6
aDDlies The first R. M. died 1655, and his children were Robert and Dorothy
Edwards 231, 3-For Hinghan put Hingham. 233, 35-N. Pickman was in
Salem as early as 1639, 242, 32-For 89 put 96. 245, 37-omit '^deceased
fh ZcTcedtl'Vd put ''s^^rvived till ^ov H, 1688 246, IC-omit " ^«.
son" to -loho-' in 171. 252, L9-For affirmmg pnt informing 260, 19-For
inflictinrr r,nt afflicting, and 27 1. for about put above. 267, 2^J-For Ii^^th jml
Wizabafi-^l L for 1660 put 1667 274, ll-^or rf-|g- P-t \^^^'';^^\li^-
omit Goodhue, and the words, " loife and." 284, .26— For 162J put IMJ.
So 12-For Hampton put Frampton. 302, 19--Om^ " and culdren-' to de-
ceased." 309, 2-For M. put A. Pudeater. 310, 9-For 92 put 85.

ANNAL.S OF SAI^ExW.

1693.

* Jan. 2d. A bell is to be purchased and placed on
a turret of the Town House.

t April 3d. A large Council sat at Salem Village
about the difficulties of witchcraft between Mr. Parris
and his people. The Council's result was, that, if Mr.
P. should iind it impracticable to continue with his So-
ciety, he might depart with their approbation of his
character.

t May 3d Tues. Thomas Mason, of Salem, brings an
action against Robert Glover, of Boston, captain of the
sloop Dragon privateer, which had captured, last July,
the French ship, St. Joseph, at the mouth of " Canada"
River. This vessel and cargo was estimated at
£15,500. It seems, that Mason was pilot for the
Dragon and another vessel, which were cruising in
company, and the crew of which were to share in each
others prizes. He sailed on board of the latter vessel,
called the Dolphin. He thought what he had received
for his part of prize money, W'as not enough. He was
awarded over £87. ^29th. General Court assemble.
Wm. Hirst is Deputy from Salem. Among the can-
didates for Assistants, presented to the Deputy Gover-
nor, are J. Hathornc, W. Brown, B. Gedney and J.
Curwin.

June 4th. J. Hathorne is one of three Commis-
sioners to visit Pemaquid and transact business with
the Sagamores, who had brought in a few captives and
promised to bring in all the rest. These Commis-
sioners met with the Indians, who refused to de-
liver up their captives, because some Indians con-

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fined at Boston, were not released, and who departed
to renew hostilities. 14th. A law is passed, forbid-
ding persons to marry within the degree of relationship,
prohibited by the B'ible. They who broke this law,
were liable to be set on the gallows with a rope round
their neck, be whipped not above 40 stripes, and always
wear to open view a capital I, two inches long and of
a color different from their clothing. To prevent clan-
destine marriages, it is enacted, that none but a .Justice
or an ordained minister, shall perform the marriage ser-
vice. The Justice is required to marry none out of his
countv, and the minister none out of the town, where
he is settled. It becomes a law that if a church choose
a minister and the parish vrill not agree to their choice,
the church may call a council from neighboring churches,
and, if the council advise them to settle their elected
minister, they may do it, and the congregation be obli-
ged to aid in maintaining him. If the council decide
differently, the church shall seek for another Pastor.

* Aug. 5th. Cesar, a negro servant of Mr. Josiah
Walcot^t, of Salem, was tried for attempting to poison
Hannah Gardner. He confessed that another negro,
who worked with Mr. Hunt, and who had poisoned his
own wife, advised him to do the same to her. He,
therefore, lest she should tell his master, that he had
stolen money from her, got some ratsbane and put it
into her milk. He was sentenced to pay costs and
have 39 lashes.

t Sept. 1 St. John Ruck in granting a homestead to
his son, Thomas, before witnesses, took hold of a twig
in the garden and said, — " Here, son Thomas, I do, be-
fore these two men, give you possession of this land by
Turffe and Twigg."

Nov. 16th. Thomas, son of Thomas Gardner, died.
He was born May 25, 1645. He married Mary Por-
ter 1669. She died the 27th, a few days after his de-
cease. Thev left children, Mary, Thomas, Habakuk,
Joseph and Hapcott. He appears to have resided at

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523

1696

the Eastward 1675, and sustained some of the chief
offices in the county of Devon, then existing there. He
seems, however, to have returned by 1684. He was a
worthy merchant.

*Dec. 12th. General Court order, that Thomas
Maule, of Salem, " should be brought before the Lieut.
Gov'r and Council the 19th, to answer for his remarks
m a book called ' Truth held forth.' " They require
G. Curwin, sheriff of the county, to search his house
and the shops of booksellers, and seize all the copies of
his book, which could be found. The book which T.
Maule wrote, contained severe reflections on the Go-
vernment for their treatment of his denomination, the
Friends, and held up, that one of the judgments for
such conduct, was the witchcraft lately suppressed.
Mr. Curwin immediately secured him in Salem prison,
and discovered 31 of his books— f 31st. Each Justice
of the Gen. Sess. Court, is allowed for his attendance
4s. a day, and when attending out of his own town, is
paid for one day's travel.

1696.

I Jan. 1 6th. Thanksgiving for success granted to
the arms of His Majesty and Confederates. This re-
fers to the retaking of Namur from the French.

Feb. 26 & 7. It was cold and stormy. The roads
were blocked up with snow. There was no travelling

% April 28th. Rev. Thomas Barnard, of Andover,
marries, lor his second wife, Mrs. Abigail Bull, residing
m Salem. He graduated at Harvard College 1679;
was settled colleague v/ith Rev. Francis Dane 1682 •
and died Oct. 13, 1718. He was ancestor of the
Messrs. Barnards, preachers of this town.

May 14th. John, son of Rev John Emerson, of
Gloucester, marries Mary, the daughter of Edmund
Batter, deceased, of this town. He graduated at H. C.
1689. He preached at Manchester a few years ; then
at New-Castle, where he was ordained ; and was in-

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324
1696

stalled at Portsmouth, 1715, after preaching there about
three years. He died in the ministry, at the last place,
June 21, 1732, in his 62d year. He left six daughters.
He was highly esteemed.—* 27th. General Court sits.
Among the nominated Assistants are B. Gedney, J.
Hathorne, J. Curwin and W. Brown. Benjamin Mars-
ton is Deputy. — 29th. J. Hathorne is on a committee
to adopt measures for securing the frontiers, prosecuting
the war, attacking the French, and driving them from
their settlement on the River St. John. Thanksgivmg
is appointed to be June 18th, for the preservation ot
His Majesty and his kingdom from invasion and insur-
rection. This referred to endeavours made by James,
with the aid of the French, to recover the crown^ of
England, and, also, to conspiracies formed against king

William.

t June. B. Gedney is on a committee to settle ditti-
culties with Enfield, Sufheld and the Connecticut juris-
diction, because some heads of families had been im-
pressed to serve in the King's ships.

t 2oth. Mr. Parris notifies his people, that he shall
preach for them no longer than the remaining Sabbath
of the month. He continued to live at tlie Village till
the latter end of 1697. His congregation, after much
difticultv, paid him his due, according to the decision of
arbitrators. His well intended, but mistaken exertions,
about witchcraft, were the chief occasion of the separa-
tion between him and his people. In 1704 he resided
at Concord ; and 1711 he preached at Dunstable. Here
his salary was partly paid by the Province. In this and
many other instances, the government took a wise pre-
caution for aiding to maintain the Gospel, where it
could not be entirely supported by the inhabitants.--
Mr. Parris was son of Thomas Parris of London, and
was born 1653. He was a member of H. College, but
did not graduate. He was a merchant before he enter-
ed the ministry. He was a person of good talents and
worthy attainments in Theology. Though severely

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tried, the principle of piety sustained and enabled him to
pursue his course with the commendation of respectable
men.

*Oct. 11th. Wm. Way and his wife Persis, Aaron
Way and his wife Mary, with their children, are dismis-
sed from Village Church to the Church lately gathered
in Dorchester, and transferred to S. Carolina, whereof
Joseph Lord is pastor. — I2th. It is voted by those
of S. Village, that Mr. Bailey, their former minister,
preach for them one month. — 27th. They agree to
observe a fast, Nov. 3th, for divine direction as to the
obtaining of a Pastor.

t Nov. 10th. T. Maule, who had been imprisoned
since his first commitment, is reheared before the Supe-
rior Court in Salem. The Jury clear him. — t Hth. A
committee of the Society at S. Village are chosen to
treat with Simon Bradstreet, who preached for them the
previous Sabbath, to tarry with them six months. This
person seems to have preached at Medford. He was
grandson of Gov. Bradstreet; born Nov. 16, 1669;
graduated at H. C. 1693 ; settled at Charlestown 1698 ;
and died Dec. 31, 1741.

§ Dec. 8th. J. Hathorne is allowed £30, and B.
Gedney £15, for commanding forces against the enemy
at St. John's. Col. Hathorne had been dispatched by
water to take the command of forces, which were re-
turning from the Eastward under Col. Church. He
attacked the enemy's fort, Oct. 7th, and after two days
skirmishing, found his troops insufficient and ordered
them back in transports to Boston. Col. Gedney had
been by land with 500 men, to secure the Eastern
frontiers. Finding the enemy gone, he strengthened
the garrisons, which were not taken. He also arrested
Pasco Chubb for surrendering Pemaquid Fort, while
under his command in July, and had him brought to
Boston. Here Capt. Chubb was confined, till it was
decided, that he should lose his commission and not
be eligible for any other. This unfortunate man, with

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1697] ^^^

his wife Hannah and three others, were killed by the
Indians at Andover Feb'y 22, 1698.

1697.

*Jan. 14th. Fast for troubles in Europe and for
many destroyed with the sword.

t Feb'y 4th. Eleazer Gedney and his wife, Anna,
had recently moved from Salem to " Momorimack,"
West Chester County, N. Y.

March 27th. Simon Bradstreet died here. On the
SOth, the Legislature say, " In contiidcration of the
long and extmordinary service of S. Bradstreet, late
Governor, who is now deceased," they "vote £100
towards defraying the charges of his interment." He
was son of a clergyman in Lincolnshire, and was born
at Horblinn:, March, 1603. He was one year at
Emanuel College. For his first wife, he married in
England, Ann, the daughter of Thomas Dudley, Deputy
Governor. She wrote and published a volume of
poems, which she dedicated to her father. For his
second wife, he married Ann, the widow of Capt. Jo-
seph Gardner, of Salem, and sister to Sir George
Downing. He came over to Massachusetts 1630, as
one of the Assistants and was thus continued till 1673.
He was Secretary of the Colony from the first year of
his emigration to 1643. He went as an agent with Mr
Norton to England, 1662, and returned 1663. While
Connecticut, Plymouth, and Massachusetts continued
their union as colonies, he v/as frequently one of the
commissioners. Mr. Bradstreet was chosen Deputy
Governor 1673, and so continued to 1679, when he
was elected Governor. He sustained the last ofiice
till May 1686, when the Charter of Mass. was made
void, and Joseph Dudley was commissioned by the
King to have jurisdiction over this colony and other ter-
ritory. He was named amon^ the Council of Mr.
Dudley, his kinsman, but he declined serving. Thence
he held no office till the Revolution of 1689, when Sir

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Edmund Andros and friends were deposed by order of
the people. At this time Mr Bradstreet was chosen
President of the Council of Safety, and soon after was
elected Governor, and so continued till 1692, when Sir
Wm. Phipps, appointed by his Majesty, came and took
his place. — Thus closing his public life, he moved to
Salem, where he was buried. He left children by his
first wife, who were useful and respected. — A transla-
tion of the epitaph upon his tomb, gives a correct idea
of his character : — •' He was a man of deep discern-
ment, whom neither wealth nor honour could allure
from duty. He poised, with an equal balance, the au-
thority of the King and the liberty of the people.
Sincere in Religion and pure in his life, he overcame
and left the world."

* April 9th. The town vote £100 to repair their
fortifications. There was a great dread here and else-
where of being invaded by a powerful French fleet.
Besides this the Indians were attacking the frontier
towns. They had fallen upon Haverhill, March 15th,
burnt six houses, killed and taken about 40. Among
their prisoners, was the noted Hannah Duston.

12th. George, son of John and grandson of
George Curwin, had died recently. He v/as born
Feb. 26, 1666. He had two wives, Susannah and
Lydia, both daughters of Hon. B. Gedney. Lydia
survived him, and died Dec. 23, 1700. His mother
was Margaret, daughter of Gov. "Winthrop. He left a
son Bartholomew, who moved to Amwell, N. J. about
1731. He was a Captain under Sir Wm. Phipps in
the expedition against Canada, 1690. As sheriff of
the county, he v?as obliged to take an active part in
seizing persons, accused of witchcraft, and also their
property. Such a discharge of his duty, was the cause
of much trouble to him. He was respected in life and
lamented in death.

t May 26th. The Assistants proposed and accepted,
were the same four as last year. The Deputies are

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Sam'l Gardner and Sam'l Brown. — 27th. Messrs.
Gedney and Hathorne are on a committee, who report,
that the militia be ready to repel and pursue the enemy
in case of invasion by sea or land. — * About this time,
the following instructions are given to the soldiers of
Fort William in Salem.. On seeing two ships standing
into the harbour, they shall give an alarm. They shall
suffer no vessel to leave the harbor without a pass from
the captain of the fort, except fishermen and coasters.
If any ship, bound in and above Johnson's Haste,
should not lower her topsail, they shall fire on her.
They shall order every vessel, going out or coming in,
to send a boat and be reported at the fort. Five sol-
diers shall watch day and night, and two of them shall
constantly walk on the walls.

t July 29th. Rev. Mr. Noyes has Thatcher's Island,
containing about 40 or 50 acres, and lying E. of Cape
Ann, conveyed to him by James Davis of Gloucester
for £15.

J Aug. 31st. The ketch Exchange, Capt. Tho's
Marston, was taken by a French ship the 6th, off Block
Island. She belonged to T. Lindall of Salem. She
was ransomed for about £260, and came into this port.
James Lindall, his son, was supercargo of the Exchange,
and was carried as a hostage to Placentia, and was to
remain there till the ransom was paid.

§ Sept. 14th. Nath'l Rogers, who began to preach
Rt S. Village in Feb'y, receives a call to settle there.
He jiave a negative answer. He was a native of Ips-
wich, and son of John, who became President of H.
College. He was born Feb. 22, 1670; graduated at
H. C. 1687; settled at Portsmouth, 1699; and died
there Oct. 3, 1723.

I! Oct. 1 5th. Thanksgiving is to be observed Nov.
llt'h, for health, good harvest, and preservation from
feared invasion. It is enacted by the Legislature, that
persons, guilty of blasphemy or denying the Canonical
Books of the Bible, shall be imprisoned, not above 6

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^^^ [1698

months, or be set in the pillory, be whipped, or have
their tongues bored through with red hot iron, or sit on
the gallows with a rope about their necks. — Not more
than two of these sorts of punishments, were to be in-
flicted for one and the same offence.

*No7. John Barton, physician of Salem, had died
lately. He left a wife, Lydia, and children. He was
intelligent and useful in his profession.

t Dec. 10th. The peace made at Ryswick between
France and England with her allies, is proclaimed in
Boston, t 14th — " It is ordered that hereafter when
any corpse, belonging to this town, is to be interred,
the sexton or bell-ringer, shall, in two hours after the
first bell's ringing, ring the second bell, giving the rela-
tions first notice thereof ; at the ringing of which bell
all persons, with the corpse, are to move and walk or-
derly two and two ; — if a man is buried, the men follow
first ; if a woman, the women first ; — no person shall
presume to run or go before or abreast with the corpse
or the relations."—^ 28th. Stephen Sewall, Clerk of
the County Court, is confirmed as Register of Deeds,
according to a Inte law, which required that the person,
holding the former office should hold the latter.

1698.
Feb. 28th. Bartholomew, son of John Gedney, dies.
He was baptized July 14, 1640. He married Hannah
Clark 1662, who died Jan. 6, 1697, aged 32. He left
children : — Samuel, a physician ; Hannah, widow of
Joshua Grafton ; Bethiah, Lydia Curwin and Deborah
Clark of Boston. He practised physic. He was often
Deputy and Assistant in General Court. As a political
man, he had much to do with public concerns, and was
frequently on important committees of the Legislature.
He was Judge of the Quarterly and General Sessions
Courts. He held a commission as Colonel and was
several times in active service against the French and
Indians. He was an eminent member of the first

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church. Though elevated by men, yet he bowed in
reverence and faith at the cross of Christ. As judge,
he was called to take an immediate part against those,
charged with witchcraft. He, like other worthy men
thus engaged, undoubtedly altered his views and re-
gretted "the mistaken principles, on which he had acted
with reference to so great a delusion. He was cut off
in the midst of extensive usefulness and growing re-
spectability.

* March 7th. Col. S. Sewall accounts for £10,
which he had received of his brother for the poor of
Salem, being part of a contribution, given by Connec-
ticut Colony.

April 25th. Bcnja. Gerrish, Town Treasurer, is
allowed 3d. per £1, on all monies which he shall re-
ceive and pay.

t May 25th. General Court sits. Among the As-
sistants are J. Hathornc, W. Brown, and J. Curwin.
Samuel Brown and Samuel Gardner arc deputies. N.
Noyes preaches the Election sermon, which is prefaced
by his senior colleague, J. Higginson.

t June 28tli. George Hacker is appointed keeper of
Salem prison and house of correction.

^ Oct. 24th. Roger Derby, merchant, had died late-
ly. He married Lucretia Kilham 1668. Their first
child was Charles, which was born in Topsham, Eng-
land, 1669, whence they came to Ipswich 1671. They
had moved to Salem 1681. She died May 25, 1689.
He had a second wife, Elizabeth, who survived him.
He left children. Experience, Samuel, John, Richard
and Lucretia, by his first wife, and Elizabeth, Marga-
ret, Ann and Martha, by his last. He had lost three
of his first wife's children. He was great-grand father
of Elias Hasket Derby, the eminent merchant of this
town, who died 1799.

li Nov. 10th. Joseph Green is ordained over the
Church at Salem Village. Churches of Salem, Bever-
ly, Wenham, Reading and Roxbury are represented on

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^^^ [1699

this occasion. His salary is £80 and 30 cords of wood.

* SOth. As Daniel Epes is about to leave the Gram-
mar School, a successor to him is to be sought. £50
are to be raised to purchase stock, hire a house and an
overseer, for the poor.

t Dec. 6. Timothy Lindall dies, aged 56yrs 7 mos.
He was born at Duxbury, N. E. His father was James,
who came from England. He married Mary, daughter
of Nath'l Veren. She died Jan. 6, 1731, aged 83. Ho
was admitted an inhabitant 1661 ; joined the Church
1677. He left children, James, Timothy, Nath'l, Abi-
gail, Sarah, Caleb, Rachel and Veren. He was a mer-
chant. His estate was £1740. He frequently acted
as selectman and commissioner to receive votes for ma-
gistrates and assess taxes. He was Deputy at General
Court. He was worthy of both private and public con-
fidence.— tl6th. Thanksgiving for health, good har-
vest, check given to the Indians ; continuation of civil
and ""religious liberty, " while the faithful in France,
Piedmont and other places, are suffering horrible perse-
cution."

§ About this time, John, son of Thomas Ruck, dies,

aged 71. He married Hannah , by 1652, who

died 1660; then Sarah Flint 1661, who died 1672;
and then Elizabeth, widow of John Croad and daugh-
ter of Walter Price, the same year. She survived him
and died 1705. Of his children, were John, Elizabeth
and Samuel. He was a respectable merchant. He
was often selectman and deputy to General Court. He
lived usefully and died lamented.

II This year was the greatest fire ever before in Sa-
lem. Five houses were consumed. Maj. Brown was
the chief sufferer. His loss was 3 or £4000.

1699.
H May 9th. Samuel Whitman is chosen to keep the
Grammar School, as successor of Mr. Epes. He ac-
cepted the appointment.

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1699] ^^^

May 24th. Tho's Putnam died. He was son of
John and Priscilla, formerly inhabitants of Abbotaston,
Buckinghamshire, England. He married Ann, 1643,
daughter of Edward and Prudence Holyoke, formerly
of Tamworth; Warwickshire, England. His first wife
died 1665. She had children, Ann, Mary, Tho's, Ed-
ward, Deliverance, Elizabeth and Prudence. He mar-
ried Ann Carver 1678. She died the next month after
he did. He was of the 25 who helped to form the
Village Church. He was a useful and respected man.
* 31st. Benj. Brown and Josiah Wolcot are Depu-
ties to Gen. Court.

June 1st. W. Brown, J. Curwin and J. Hathornc
are accepted, as Assistants, by Earl of Bellamont, who
for a year had been successor to Sir Wm. Phipps. —
7th. J. Hathorne is chairman of a committee to report
in reference to pirates and privateering and the post-
ofiice. 16th. He is on a committee respecting the re-
gulation of Indian trade-
July Sd. The Legislature hear Capt. Wm. Kidd,
from Madagascar, give an account of himself. 6th.
They order him to be apprehended. 8th. They ex-
amine his crew. — They order, with usual exceptions,
that persons of every town, from 16 and upwards, shall,
either in person or substitute, take their turn to keep a
night watch, and also a watch on the Sabbath. — f 26th,
Sarah, wife of Capt. Kidd, confined in Boston for pira-
cy, had come to him from New- York. Her plate and
other property, having been seized, is ordered by the
government to be restored. Capt. Kidd was, not long
before, a respectable shipmaster. In 1691, the Gov'r
and Council made proposals to him and Capt. Walking-
ton, as to going on a cruise for the capture of a priva-
teer, on the coast. Capt. Kidd and Capt. Joseph Bra-
dish, with others, were sent to England, tried and
executed for piracy.

t Aug. 25th. John Emerson is invited to succeed
Sam'l Whitman in the Grammar School. His salary

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[1700

in Salcm was £50. Towards raising this sum the town
had the following rents : — Ryal's side, £22 5 6; Ba-
ker's Island, £3 ; Misery Island, £3 ; Beverly Ferry,
£6; and Marblehead Ferry, 18s. Besides these rents,
interest on £50, given by Wna. Brown, £3 ; and on
£50, given by Joseph Brown, £3. If there were 20
scholars, each of them paid 3s. a quarter ; if 30 and
over, 2s. ; if 40 and upwards, ls6. The surplus of
such income was to be put in the town treasury.

Dec. 15th. A contribution of £51 15 is divided
among the poor of Salem — 18th. It is voted, that 20
buckets,^ two iron hooks and poles, for pulling down
houses in case of fire, shall be provided. — *30th.
Messrs. J. Higginson and N. Noyes send a long letter
to the authors of the declaration, who call themselves
undertakers of the new Church erected in Boston. This
is Brattle Street Church. Messrs. Higginson and
Noyes complained of such a declaration, because they
considered it too lax in doctrine, in the ordinance
of baptism, and also in admission to communion. They
desire the authors of the declaration, not to be the be-
ginners of schism.

1700.
t March 13th. J. Hathorne is on a committee of
the Legislature, to consult about the combination of the
Indians at the Eastward, and for raising forces to op-
pose them.— 1 6th. It is ordered by General Court, that
145 soldiers be impressed ; 90 of whom are to be of
Essex Regiments. Of the Essex troops, SO are to be
posted at Wells; 15 at York; 15 at Kittery ; 10 at
Amesbury ; and the rest at Haverhill. Fast is appoint-
ed to be April 25th, because of troubles from the In-
dians. A report had been circulated, that the Indians
were about to unite and fall upon the English Colonies.
It excited much alarm ; but afterwards appeared ground-
less.

May 29th. General Court assemble. Besides the

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334
1701]

Assistants from Salem last year, John H.ggmson is ac
cepted as one. Manasseh Marston and Ph.l.p Eng si,
are Deputies. The Court enact,-that,-as Jesu s
and Popish Priests, in remote parts of his Ma,estys
Movinces, had disaffected the Indians with the English,
?ley, if s^en after Sept. 10th, shall be perpetual y im-
pviJoned, and if escaping and found, shall suffer death^
' About this time, Doctor John Endicott, son of Zciu-
bcl and grandson of Gov. Endicott, died. He lett a
widow, Ann. He was active, useful and re'Pectcd.

* Julv 23d. Nath'l Putnam died lately, A, 7y. nc
left children, Mary, wife of John Tuft, John and Beir-
iamin. His wife, Elizabeth, and daughter Elizabeth
Flint, had deceased, before he did. He was Select-
man and Representative to the Legislature. He was
much employed in public business. He was an enei-

^"l^pf 27tf^Tn, son of Philip CromwelU died
lately. His wife Hannah survived him. He be-
queathed £30 towards a writing and cyphering school

+ OctUth. The inhabitants ofS. Village had agieed
to build a meeting house and place it on IVatch House
hill. They now determine, that its measurement shall
be 22 feet stud, 42 wide, and 48 long, and cost *,3J0.

t Nov 26th. A person of Salem, who had stolen
from Jeremiah Gatchel of Marblehead, is allowed to be
so'd for 5 years, that the price of his service may pay

his fine. ^^^j_

& May 28th. General Court sit. In addition to the
Assistants from this town, is Benja. Brown. S. Gard-
ner and S. Brown are Deputies. It is c"«cted that
there «hall be a Naval Office m every sea-port. Belore
Jfeftheriwasbut one suof. office in Massaclnisetts
To encourage the sowing and manufacture of Hemp, the
Legislature engage to pay any company, which w.U
..urchase all merchantable hemp, offered to them at 4 1-4
a lb., 1-4 on each pound so purchased.

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535

[1702

June 13th. Wm. Brown is on a committee to ad-
dress his Majesty. *16th. £.50, in produce or clo-
thing, are granted to the farmers, by way of assisting
them to build a meeting house.

fJuly 31st. J. Hathorne and J. Cunvin are on
committee to answer letters from the ProYince's
agents in London, about the appointment of a new
Governor. Richard Earl of Beliamont, the last Gov-
ernor, had died in N. York, 5th of JVIarch.

t Oct. 29th. Mr. Xoyes and delegates attend the
ordination of Thomas Blowers at Beverly. Messrs,
Clark of S. Village preached the sermon ; Noyes ojave
the charge ; and Cheever, of Maxblehead, the hand of
fellowship. — ^ Mr. Blowers was son of Pyam and Eliz-
abeth Blowers of Cambridge. His mother was sister
of Andrew Belcher. Esq. He was bom Aus:. 1, 1677 ;
and graduated at Han-ard 1695. He maixied Emma
Dodge of Beverly, 1702, and died June 17, 1729. His
wife, 4 sons and 2 daughters survived him. — He pub-
lished a sermon on the death of Rev. Joseph Green
1715. He was an ornament to his profession.

1702.

II Jan. 28th. The proprietors of South Field's have
leave to hang two gates, one at each end, " conven-
iently for travellers to pass throash."

5 May. The ketch BenjammT Capt. Francis Ellis,
of this place, having discharged her cargo of drv fish at
Bilboa and taken in hon and some silk and hnen. is
seized as Enghsh propertv". ** 27th. Gen. Court meet.
The same Assistants from Salem, as the last vear, are
present, except B. Brown. Josiah Wolcot and John
Turner are Deputies. As money is much needed to pay
soldiers and seamen, emploved in war. £10.000 are
ordered to be issued in bills from 2s. to £5. These are
the first bills of public credit, which were prmted.
Such a measure, to alleviate the burdens of the Pro-

IT'^ - r- t> 'PJ"^^-^- rCii-R. § Best. y. Letter,
ij Gen. js. Ct. R. IT Re*. E. ** Prov. R.

1702] ^^^

vince, was hailed by many as the token of future good.
But it proved the avenue to much perplexity and dis-
tress.— 28th. News came that King William died
March 8th, and that Princess Ann of Denmark had
succeeded to the throne of England, Scotland, France
and Ireland. — 29th. The Council order Ann to be
proclaimed Queen. They thus assume the executive
authority, because Joseph Dudley, the new Governor,
had not arrived, and Mr. Stoughton, the Lt. Gov. had
deceased July 7th.

June 4th. There are funeral solemnities for King
William, by order of Council. — 6th. An address is to
be forwarded to Queen Ann. — *9th. To promote
the growth of Salem, it is voted, that every one, who
has a dwelling house and land of his own proper estate
in fee simple, shall have a right to commonage. —
1 1 7th. News last evening, that the Queen and the States
General had declared war against Franco and Spain. —
27th. J. Hathorne is on a committee about the erec-
tion of fortifications at Pemaquid.

t Sept. 21st. " It is ordered, that a constable attend
funerals of any, that die with the small pox, and walk
before the corpse to give notice to any, who may be in
danger of the infection." — " The Town Treasurer is to
supply Mr. Foot or any one else appointed to take care
of the Block Houses, with such things as may be ne-
cessary for defence."

§> Oct. 9th. Doctor Edward, son of Doct. Daniel
Weld, deceased lately. He married Mary Gardner
1699. She and his son Daniel survived him. He was
useful in his profession.

Nov. 6th. Nehemiah Willoughby, merchant, died.
He was son of Francis, of Charlestown, who was dep-
uty-governor. He was born June 8, 1644; married
Abigail Bartholomew, Jan. 2, 1672. His wife died
Sept. 3, 1702. He left children, Francis, Nehemiah,
Abigail and Sarah. He was selectman. He lived and
died respected.

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^^^ [1703

* Nov. 1 1 th. J. Hathorne and others, having attended
his Excellency to Pemaquid, have an allowance for
extra-expences. — 16th. The Governor presses the
Legislature to grant him a suitable salary and to have
the fort at Pemaquid repaired. The subject of a salary
now proposed, becomes the source of a long, violent and
threatening controversy between the House and several
Governors, who were backed by the Crown. — 18th.
J. Hathorne as one of five judges of the Supreme Court,
receives £50 for a year's service.

t Dec. 14th. Col. Elias, son of Capt. Stephen Has-
kett, of Salem, had lately moved to Boston from this
town. He had been sometime Governor of Providence.
29th. The Court House chamber here, is ordered to
be repaired and plaistered over head and whitewashed,
and the Queenh Arms to be procured and handsomely
placed over the seat of the Chief Justice.

J £133 paper currency equals £100 sterling.

1703.

^Jan. 13th. Fast observed at the Village on ac-
count of small pox.

Feb. 14th, The sentence of excommunication of
Sept. 11,1 692, against Martha Cory, for witchcraft, is
revoked.

II March 15th. Maj. S. Brown is empowered to fit
up a place in the Town House for depositing arms. —
il 26th. A report is made to the Legislature for im-
porting £5000 from his Majesty's mint in pence. — 27th.
They vote that an attack be made on Port Royal.

** April 12th. The Governor orders Maj. S. Brown
to impress 20 men for the Flying Horse, of Salem, to
cruise for an enemy's vessel on the coast.

ft May 26th. General Court meet. B. Brown is
of the Assistants from this town. S. Gardner and
Benja. Lynde are Deputies. As mulatto and negro
slaves, who had been freed, were often obliged to be

- Prov. R. \ Gon. Sss. Ct R J Douglass- S Vil. Ch. R.
II T. R % Prov. R. " Qt. Ct. P tt Prov. R.

.704] S^»

maintained by the towns, where they lived, an act is
passed, that they shall not be considered as manumittedi
unless their masters give security to pay whatever char-
ges may accrue for assisting them. As great disorders
had been occasioned in the night by Indian, negro and
mulatto servants and slaves, they are forbidden to be
out after 9 o'clock at night. — 27th. As the Governor
had rejected five of the Assistants proposed, S. Gardner
is on a committee to nominate others, who are accepted.
July 29th. News that French and Indians are about
to attack the frontiers. Two companies, one of Essex,
are ready to march against them.

* Aug. 11th. Countv tax is £200. Ipswich pays
of it £35 8 6 ; Salem, £30 6 8 ; and Newbury, £26 8.

t Sept. Her Majesty's letter of April 8th, is read to
the Assistants. It required, that an honourable salary
be granted to the Governor.

Oct. 4th. Mrs. Mary, wife of Samuel Phillips, dies.
He was son of Rev. Samuel Phillips, of Rowley. She
was daughter of Rev. John Emerson, of Gloucester, and
grand-daughter of deputy-governor Symonds. They
were married 1687. She left a son, Samuel, settled in
the ministry at Andover, and other children. Her hus-
band married Sarah Mayfield 1 704. She was a wor-
th v woman.

1704.

t March 8th. It is agreed, that, on each public fast-
day, there shall be a contribution for the poor — ^ 16th.
J. Higginson is on a committee of the Council, to con-
sider a bill from the House, about hiring vessels for war,
and meeting expenses of officers and men and of trans-
ports. This was done in reference to the expedition of
Col. Church against the French and Indians at the
Eastward.

II April 27tli. The Governor orders a Fast to be
Thursday, May 18th, on account of troublesome wars
in Europe, and her Majesty's interest in them, and
their influence on the people here ; to pray for her Ma-

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^^^ [1704

jesty, that her forces and those of her allies, and of this
Province, may prevail, that the sea coast and inland
frontiers be protected, and that there be a " plentiful
effusion of the Holy Spirit of God for a thorough refor-
mation of all evils." — 15tb. An embargo is laid on all
outward bound vessels. — 24th. Thomas Povey, depu-
ty-governor, issues a proclamation for the seizure of
John Quelch and crew, charged with piracy. — *31st.
General Court sit. Five Assistants, or Counsellors, are
from Salem as last year. J. Wolcot and S. Brown are
Deputies. — As persons had forG[;ed the Province bills, it
is enacted, that such criminals shall pay treble of what
they counterfeit and be branded with F on their right
cheeck.

t June 9th. Maj. Stephen Sewall, Capt. John Tur-
ner, and 40 other volunteers, embark in a shallop and
the fort pinnace after sunset, to go in search of some
pirates, who belonged to Quelch's crew and who had
sailed in the morning from Gloucester. — 11th. Major
Sewall brought to Salem, a Galley, Capt. Tho's Larri-
more, on board of which he had captured seven pirates
and some of their gold, at the Isle of Shoals. — 12th.
Two more of the pirates, found at Gloucester, are put
in Salem jail. — 13th. Maj. Sewall carries the pirates
to Boston under a strong guard. — SOth. Capt. John
Quelch and five of his crew are hung. About 13 of his
ship's company remained under sentence of death, and
several more of them had been cleared.

t August. The ketch Repair, belonging to Philip
English, and commanded by Nicholas Andrews, is cha-
sed ashore at Barbadoes by a French privateer and lost.

§ Oct. 11th. Dr. Anthony Randell, aged 69, died
lately. He had practised his profession for a consider-
able number of years in this town. He was a French-
man. He had a brother in Holland, — another, Stephen,
and sister in France, and a third brother, Samuel, in
Guernsey. He left most of his property to Ann Col-
iy^r, the mother of his wife Mary, who was 1 8 when

• Pror. R. 1 Boit. N. Letter. t Reg- R« 5 Prob. R.

340
1705]

he was 58. He appears to have been a respectable

physician.

^ ^ 1705.

* Jan. 22. Fast appointed to be March 1 st, because
of great troubles in Europe, wherein her Majesty and
confederates are engaged against tbe common enemy ,
and of troubles here with French and I^^^^"^ '/^^ns
pray that her Majesty's arms be prospered, the dco.^ns
of the Savages be defeated, exposed plantations be pre-
served, and captives in Indian hands be retmned.

Feb 3d. The Eastern Post arrives at Boston, and
says " there is no travelling with horses, especially be-
yond Newbury, but with snow shoes.

tMay 30th. General Court assemble. I he same
five Assistants from Salem as last year. S. Brown and
S. Gardner are Representatives. The House choose a
speaker, who is negatived by the Governor. They de-
cide, that he had no authority to do. this.-From regu-
lations enacted, it appears, that tar, pitch, turpentine and
rosin had been and were manufactured and exported m
various places of Massachusetts. Surveyors, gage s
and seai4hers of these articles, are to be chosen annu-
ally for each sea-port. White persons are forbidden to
marry coloured persons. A duty of .€4 is requned for
every slave, landed in the Province.

X Manasseh, son of John Marston merclmnt, had died
recently, aged 70. He married Mercy Pearce 1G67.
He was sefectman. commissioner for rates, and ^ pre-
sentative to the Legislature frequently. He was an
active, useful and highly respected townsman.

^ June 22d. As a great storm and tide last winter
had made a passage through Gloucester, so as to save
doubling the^Cape, and the channel, thus ", was
filling up with sand, the Legislature instruct Capt' ^o^
of that town, to have the passage beared They im
power him to make a swing bridge, and ^^g^ ^S' lo
each vessel going through, which vvas "ot of Glouces
ter, and 7s. a year on each vessel which was. tor

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^*1 [1705

some reason, he did not immediately comply with their
request, and they called on him, in Oct'r, for an expla-
nation. It appears, that such a passage had been long
desired and was probably made many years before. Mr.
Endicot, in 16S8, sent " men to view Cape Ann, whe-
ther it may be cut through." Gloucester Records of
1643 say : — "Mr. R. Blinman, Pastor, is to cut the
heath through and to maintain it, and hath given him
three acres of upland, and he is to have the benefit of it
himself and his forever, giving the inhabitants of the
town free passage."

July 30th. Nathaniel Felton dies in his 91st year.
He came to Salem 1633; made a voyage to England
1634; and returned 1635. He became a member of
the Church 1648. He testified, 1705, that North Ri-
ver was called Naumkeag by the Indians. He left
children, John, Nathaniel, Elizabeth a widow, Ruth
and Htinnah. He was a man of good fahh and judg-
ment. He was frequently called to give his testimony
about litigated estates.

* Aug. 21st. An Association of Ministers meet at
Salem to consider the following question : — " What fur-
ther steps are to be taken that Councils may have due
constitution and efficacy in supporting, preserving and
well ordering the interests of the Churches in the coun-
try ?" In giving their reply to this question, they state,
that as a minister is not inducted into office without a
clerical council, so he ought, when parting from his peo-
ple, to be dismissed by such a council. The Associa-
tion took up the question, by recommendation of a
General Convention of Ministers in Boston, May 30th,
who then considered another question, viz : — " In case
a person, censured by a particular church, complains to
elders and churches of the neighbourhood, that the
Church doth wrong him ; how ought those Elders to
consider the complaint of such a person ?" The Asso-
ciation at Salem deputed Messrs. Gerrish and Cheever
to present their result to the General Convention, who

• Mr. Gerrish, of Wenham.

1706] ^^

were to meet in Boston Sept. 13th, and who, when in
session, gave valuable instructions for rendering coun-
cils efficacious.

*Sept. 2d. The first Quarterly Meeting of the
Friends, which was held in this town. — f 7th. The
House are charged by the Governor wdth disobedience
to her Majesty's letter, as to aiding in repairs on Pisca-
taqua fort and building Pemaquid fort, and settling fixed
salaries for the Governor and his Deputy for the time
being. They appoint a committee to wait on him, of
whom was S. Brown. The committee state to him,
that her Majesty had been misinformed, and that the
House wished for a longer time to consider her instruc-
tions. His Excellency found the Council of the same
mind with the Representatives. Many prejudices ex-
isted against him for his former adherence to the policy
of Gov. Andros, which partly prevented him from car-
rying his purposes into effect. — 14th. J. Hathorne is
chairman of a committee, who report an address to her
Majesty.

Nov. 28th. General Court order money to be
paid, which had been advanced to Rev. John Williams,
in Quebec, where he was a prisoner. Mr. Williams
was minister of Deerfield, and was taken when that
place was destroyed by the enemy.

Dec. 5th. The Legislature order two pamphlets,
sent them by John Rogers and John Rogers jr., to be
burnt by the common executioner near the whipping-
post in Boston.

1706.
t May 29th. General Court convene. J. Hathorne,
W. Brown, J. Curwin, and J. Higginson are of the
Counsellors and so continue till 1713. J. Wolcot and
B. Lynde are Representatives. — 31st. J. Higginson
is on a committee to report best means of defence
against " powerful enemies in America." These ene-
mies were French and Indians, who, in the course of

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^^ C1706

the year, had killed and taken a number of the English
in different towns.

*June 24th. A considerable debate takes place
here in town meeting, about repairs on the Fort, as the
Governor had ordered. It is decided not to comply
with His Excellency's instructions, and to give him the
following reasons for such a decision. 1st. The fort
here is the Queen's and ought to be repaired by the
Province. 2. It is on an island upwards of two miles
from the body of the town. 3. The Province had
maintained block houses on Merrimack River not fur-
ther distant from settlements, than the fort here. 4.
The fort here is of long standing and stronger than any
except Boston's ; and Salem is the first town of Mas-
sachusetts. 5. Very great danger exists from enemy
expected by sea. 6. "We are at considerable charge
for building a line of about 200 feet long, and two
block houses, in which are several great guns ; and we
keep a constant watch there every night, — being more
than a mile from the fort, nigh the end of the town ;
we design to set up 150 or 200 feet of stockades near
the two block houses, if your Excellency thinks it
proper ; — our poverty and decay of trade is so great,
occasioned by the war, we can do but little. 7.
We desire your Excellency to have fort Ann repaired,
lest it be ruined and thus dishonor the Queen and ex-
pose us, her loyal subjects, to be destroyed." — The
town vote £60 to be expended for defence.

t July 3 1st. B. Lynde is on a committee to unite
with the Attorney General, to draw up a bill of attain-
der against persons, who had carried on an illicit trade
with the enemy. — The persons, here mentioned, had
been to N. Scotia in a flag of truce to redeem captives,
and used this opportunity to benefit themselves more
than their country. Nathaniel, son of Rev. J. Higgin-
son, and a merchant in London, united with others,
and June 1707, presented a petition to the Queen for
the removal of Gov. Dudley, as being secretly concerned

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1707] ^^^

with the said illicit traders. The General Court,
however, passed a vote, Nov. 1707, expressive of their
belief, that Mr. Dudley was innocent. He had granted
a permit for those traders to carry some contraband ar-
ticles to Port Royal. This was made the source of
many suspicions unfavourable to him.

*Aug. 25th. Ann Putnam, who, in the witchcraft
delusion, had accused several persons, confesses, that
she was greatly deceived, and asks forgiveness of the
Church, to which she is received.

t Sept. 30th. The county tax is £150. Of this
Ipswich pays £27 Os. 6d. ; Salem, £23 3s. 3d. ; and
Newbury, £ 19 17s. 5d.

t Nov. 26th. General Court order, *' that a plate
be forthwith provided and the eight several stamps or
blazons, affixed to the bills of public credit on this Pro-
vince, be engraven thereujion ; and that the Committee
for imprinting the bills, do forthwith imprint 3000 of
them to be dispersed and transmitted to the several
towns within the Province, proporticnably to the sum
they pay in the public tax, for the better information of
her Majesty's good subjects of the different forms of
the said siamps, and to which of the bills they respec-
tively belong : the figure of the sum of the bill to be
placed in the middle of the stamp; for discouraging
and preventing the designs and endeavours of ill-men
to alter and increase the sum of the bills."

1707.

^ March 25th. John Pilgrim, merchant, had died
lately at Barbadoes. He had been a respectable in-
habitant of Salem.

II May 28th. General Court sit. S. Gardner and
John Brown are Representatives.

August. Wm. Pickering, of this place, is commis-
sioned to command a vessel for protecting the fishery
at Cape Sable, against the French and Indians. Pre-
caution of this kind was necessary, as the last of two

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attempts against the fort at Port Royal, was about to
fail.

November. Among the clergymen, who congratu-
late the Governor on the choice of John Leverett, as
President of Harvard College, is Mr. Noyes of Salem.

1708.

^May 26th. General Court meet. J. Wolcot and
Daniel Epes are Representatives. As England and
Scotland became one kingdom, May 1, 1707, and were
to be known as Great Britain, the Legislature vote,
that the Royal style shall be altered to Queen of Great
Britain, France and Ireland.

June 12th. Salem petitions that soldiers may be
posted in fort Ann at Winter Island. The Council
agree to do this, if the people here will repair their fort.
But the House object, because they contend, that tho
Council have no right to grant money without their
consent. — 23d. Fast is appointed for deliverance from
insects, which devour the trees. — 26th. The Legisla-
ture send a congratulation to her Majesty for the union
of England and Scotland.

July 1st. The Representatives ask the Governor
and Council for redress, because the latter body had
granted money without their consent.

t Aug. 29th. Maj. John Turner, Capt. John Gard-
ner and Capt. Walter Price and men, from Salem, with
other soldiers, pul^sued the French and Indians, who
had surprised Haverhill. — After hard fighting, Maj.
Turner and his troops, put the enemy to flight, who
had nine killed and others wounded. John Gyles of
this town, was at the battle of Haverhill, and lost the
use of his arm by a shot. Having a large family, he
received a pension from the Province. — The loss of
property at Haverhill by means of the enemy was
£1000. Of its inhabitants, Mr. Rolfe, the minister, and
about 42 others were killed.

t Nov. 3d. A committee of the Legislature is appoin-

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ted to examine rates for postage on letters, and to
consider an alteration of the day for the PosVs com-
ing into Boston. — 6th. General Court send a memo-
rial to her Majesty, in which they vindicate themselves
against the charge, that they were severe against per-
sons of denominations different from their own.

Dec. 7th. Benjamin, son of William Brown, dies,
aged 60. He married Mary, the daughter of John
Hicks, a non-conformist minister in England, 1686.
She came over this year in company with Rev. Mr.
Morton, settled at Charlestown. Mr Brown's wife
and two children died before he did. He left a large
property. Dnnton, in his journal, says, that he was
worth £30,000. He l)e(|ueathcd the following legacies
in current money : — £200 to Harvard College, the in-
come of which was to assist poor scholars there from
Salem ; £50 to the First Church, half of which was to
purchase a bason for baptizing, and income of the other
half to supply the Lord's Table ; £60 to the Grammar
School, the interest of which was to help in making it
a free school ; £70 towards building an Alms House,
and £30 for supplying it with stock. He gave largely
to the children of his sister, wife of Wait Winthrop ;
to his neices, Mrs. Sarah Woodward, living in England,
and Mrs. Mary, wife of Benjamin Lynde ; and to his
two nephews, Samuel and John Brown. He sustained
various offices. He was selectman, commissioner for
rates, representative, a counsellor of the Governor, and
Justice of the Court of Sessions. He lived to be useful.
He was an ornament to his town and country.

9th. Rev. John Higginson dies. Cotton Mather
preached his funeral sermon, to which was annexed an
elegy on his decease, by his colleague, Mr. Noyes. He
was son of Francis and Ann Higginson, and born at
Claybrook, England, Aug. 6th, 1616. Fie joined the
Church here at 13 years old. His father died, and left
his mother with him and seven other children. He
was assisted in getting an education by the chief mag-

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istrates and ministers of the Colony, for whom he ever
cherished feelings of gratitude and esteem.

1636 — Having become acquainted with the Indian
hinguage, he is one of three commissioners to wait on
Canonicus, about the murder of John Oldham. He is
employed as chaplin at Say Brook fort. He continued
here above four years. 1637 — He is scribe of the Sy-
nod, which sat at Newton. 1641 — He teaches a
school in Hartford, and privately assists Rev. Mr.
Hooker, with whom he pursues his theological studies.
He was thus employed in Hartford about two years.
1643 — He moves to Guildford and is settled in the
ministry, as colleague with Henry Whitfield. 1647 —
Mr. Higginson transcribes nearly 200 of Mr. Hooker's
sermons, w^ho was his friend and benefactor, and who
had died recently. Having thus written off these ser-
mons, he sent them to England, where about half of
them were printed. 1651 — His father in law goes to
England and leaves him to carry on the ministry alone.
1639 — He, being on his passage for England, is unin-
tentionally brought into Salem. He is persuaded to
say, that he w^ill preach one year. Before this time
was out, he received an invitation to settle, which he
did 1660. Thus connected with the First Church,
w^hich his father helped to found, he was called to take
part in the controversy, then existing between the Con-
gregationalists and the Friends. He, like almost every
eminent man in the Colony, considered the religious
opinions and practices of the Friends, as dangerous to
both Church and State. For the agency, which he
took in excommunicating some of liis church, who
joined them, they severely reproached him. 1663 —
He preaches the Election sermon, highly recommended
by two noted clergymen. 1669 — He is active in
forming the old S. Church of Boston. He with Mr.
Thatcher of this Church recommends Morton's Memo-
rial. 1673— May 18— Mr. H. preaches at Wenham
and returns P. M. to Mr Newman's house, who had
died lately. The room, w here he and others sit con-

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versing, has lightning pass through it and go up chimnej,
killing one of the company and a dog under his chair.
Mr. H. is much tried about Mr. Nicholet, his assistant
in the ministry. lie did not think so favourably of him,
as the majority of his people did. 1686 — He publishes
a " Treatise of Peace in Ciirist," prefaced by Rev. S.
Willard, and dedicated to the people of Saybrook,
Guildford and Salem, 1689 — At his own house, Mr.
II. maintains an ingenious argument against the posi-
tion of Sir E. Andros, who contends, that the Colo-
nists had forfeited their lands to the King. This
argument was forwarded to General Court, at their
request, soon after SirE. Andros was deposed. 1692.
Mr. PL, though taking no active part in the transac-
tions of Witchcraft, did not feel so confident of their
incorrectness as to oppose them. He appears to have
coincided with Mr. Noyes, his colleague, in the excom-
munication of G. Cory, who had been condemned for
witchcraft. Such a consent is by no means surprising,
when we reflect on the prevalent views and laws of
that period. 1697 — Mr. H. writes an interesting
attestation to Mather's Church History. 1698 — He
publishes a long and excellent sermon, entitled, " New-
England's duty and interest to be an habitation of
Justice and holiness." 1698 — He writes a candid
Epistle, prefixed to Rev. John Hale's remarks on
Witchcraft. 1701— He and Rev. Wm. Hubbard of
Ipswich, publish " Testimony to the order of the Gos-
pel in the Churches of N. England." 1702 — Mather
says, in his Magnalia, *' Mr. J. Higginson and Mr. W.
Hubbard have assisted me and much obliged me with
information for many parts of our history." 1705 —
Mr. H. writes advice to his children, called his dying
testimony. 1708 — He has his name to a preface of
Tho's Allen's " Invitation to Thirsty Sinners."

Mr. H. was frequently upon councils, His judg-'
ment was sound, well informed, exercised discreetly,
and when expressed, had great weight. An agent
from England, supposed to be Edward Randolph,

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writes home about 1677, that Mr. H. is one of three,
who are the most popular divines in Massachusetts.
John Dunton visited Mr. H. 1686, and remarks of him :
** all men look to him as a common father, and old age
for his sake is a reverend thing ; he is eminent for all
the graces, that adorn a minister ; his very presence
puts vice out of countenance ; his conversation is a
glimpse of heaven." Cotton Mather says of Mr. H.
1696, " this good old man is yet alive ; and he that
from a child knew the holy scriptures, does at those
years wherein men are to be twice children, continue
preaching them with such a manly, pertinent, judicious
vigour, and with so little decay of his intellectual abili-
ities, as is indeed a matter of just admiration."

Mr. H. discharged his duties as a son, husband and
father, as a member of the community, and a minister,
with more than common fidelity. He bore with pious
fortitude the various trials of his profession, and duly
balanced them witii its consolations, so as not to be
driven from the course of duty. Such were his talents,
attainments, and virtues, such his aims and exertions,
in particular for this town, and in general for New-
England, he deserves to be remembered by the people
of Salem with sentiments of high and lasting esteem.
We take an interest not only in the individual concerns
of a person, like Mr. H., but also in his family. His
iirst wife was a daughter of Mr. Whitfield, with whom
he was colleague at Guildford. She died before 1678,
when he married Mary, a widow of Boston, who died
March 9th, 1709, and left two daughters, one, Anna,
married to Jeremiah Dummer, Esq., and the other,
Mary, to Mr. John Coney. Mr. H. left children by
his first wife, John, Nathaniel, Thomas, and Anna.
He had lost Francis, Henry and Sarah. John, of the
Governor's Council, lived in Salem. Nathaniel was
born at Guildford, Oct. 11, 1652, and educated at Har-
vard. He went to England, 1674; was with Lord
Wharton about 7 years, as steward and tutor to his
children. He was employed in the mint of the tower

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1681 ; and went, 168S, in the Company's service to
Fort St. George, E. Indies ; was member and secretary
of the Council, and afterwards Governor of the Factory
at said fort. He married Elizabeth Richards, 1692,
returned to England with his wife and 4 children, 1700,
and established himself as a merchant in London, where
he died 1708. Thomas went to England, learnt the
Goldsmith's trade, came home, embarked for Arabia,
and was never more heard off. Francis went to his
uncle at Kirby Stevens in England, was educated at
the University, and died of small pox in London, M 24.
Henry was brought up a merchant, went to Barbadoes
as Factor, and there died of small pox, 1685. Sarah
was married to Richard Wharton of Salem, and Anna
to Capt. Doliver, of Gloucester.

1709.

* Feb. 19th. If either of the commissioners, ap-
pointed to attend Lord Lovelace to New-York, should
fail, J. Higginson is designated to supply his place.—
t 23d. The Legislature order, that the duties " on a
cargo of Bibles and paper, &c., lately arrived from the
Society for propagating the Gospel in New-England
and parts adjacent in America, be remitted." — The
House require " that information be sent to several
towns in this Province, that the sheep on the Islands
and Necks in or near Boston, have an infectious dis-
ease, called the Scab, lately brought from beyond sea,
so that all persons may endeavour to keep their sheep
from the infection."

J May 9th. Acccording to Mr. Noyes' request, the
Church vote to have George Curwin, as colleague with
him. The town did not immediately comply with this
vote. — ^ Instructions are voted by Salem for their Re-
presentatives to General Court next session : — " 1.
That you do your utmost, that such measures and me-
thods may be taken, as may be effectual to cause the
money to pass currently and universally throughout this

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Province, conformably to and in obedience to her Majes-
ty's proclamation and act of Parliament referring there-
to, which may be a means to prevent confusion and
mischief, which will otherwise immediately ensue. 2d.
That you industriously bring forward, encourage and
use all suitable means to facilitate the expedition, which
her Majesty is forming against the common enemy, for
the safety and benefit of her subjects here, in these
northern parts of America. 3. In general, that you do
what may be proper for the good and safety of the Pro-
vince and her Majesty's subjects therein and dominions
adjacent, and, in particular, for this our town of Salem,
as occasion may offer."

* May 25th. General Court assemble. J. Wolcot
and John Brown are Representatives, f A number of
the inhabitants in Salem, petition the Legislature, that
they, as children of some executed for witchcraft, may
be relieved, from the disabilities, to which they are
liable in consequence of a bill of attainder, which had
existed against them. They, also, petition, that they
may be remunerated for damages, sustained by their
parents on account of prosecutions for witchcraft. P.
English joins with these petitioners as to damaoes,
which he incurred by having his property seized, when
he and his wife 'v^ere falsely imprisoned for the same
offence. — | 30th. A resolve is passed by the Legisla-
ture to go against Canada.

July loth. J. Higginson is on a committee to con-
sult with the Pilots for Canada expedition about the
charts in reference to the River (St. Lawrence) and
correct the errors in them, and draw up a suitable chart
for the fleet. — 15th. The chart prepared is ordered to
be engraved on copper. The contemplated expedition
against Canada failed, because forces, expected from
England, were sent to Portui:::al to reinforce an army of
English and Portuguese, which had been defeated by
the French in Estramadura.

Nov. 2d. J. Wolcot is on a committee to see that
the coast is guarded in fall and spring.

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1710.

* Feb. 20th. The inhabitants, who lived in the W.
and N. parts of Salem, petition for leave to build a
meeting house and maintain a minister.

March 20th. These petitioners are granted 1-4 acre
of land for a meeting house.

t May 31st. General Court convene. S. Gardner
and Jona. Putnam are Representatives.

Aug. 24tli. A fast is ordered to pray for the success
of an intended expedition against Port Royal, and other
settlements of N. Scotia. This expedition sailed Sept.
18th, was successful, and P. Royal capitulated Oct. 2d,
and was called Annapolis in honor of Queen Anna.

Sept. 1st. John, son of Jeffrey Massey, dies, M
79. lie was among the first children born in Salem.
Though in humble lij'e, he was an upright man.

Nov. 2d. On a petition of those, living in Salem
without the bridge, for 10 acres of land towards the
support of the ministry, the Assistants are equally divi-
ded. Still their petition is granted.

I Dec. 26th. " Ordered, that Col. J. Hlgginson and
S. Sewall do draw and prefer a petition to the next
Sessions of the General Court, in the name of the Jus-
tices of this Court and County, for obtaining a bridge
to be built over to Noddle's Island to the main at N.
East side, or if it cannot be granted them, that there be
three boats kept plying betwixt Winisimet and Boston,
under such regulation, that the Queen's subjects may
not be so long detained to their great detriment and
hindrance, as now too often they are." It appears,
that only one ferry boat had been used to convey pas-
sengers from this wav, over Charlestown River to
Boston. General Court orders, Oct. 1 7 1 1 , that there
shall be three boats.

1711.

^ Feb. 7th. Letters from Barbadoes state, that 18
sail were bound thither under convoy of a frigate ; that

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fonr of tiiem w^= taken and 'iiree missiiiEj cnie of
wfiicli was ironi Saiem under Ca:pt- Orms.

* March I2tfi. A connnittee of this place is ap-
pr : <:]ajms to the ccnuncn Ian : "i-

iii_ ..__.. .. . V-: ^ forcctta^es. or town Toi:e -. . . — —
■^ i6th. Wm. Pickering., of this town, is arrpointed by
the Grovemor to commaiLd the Province Galley. He
had been, captain of herprevicusl'^. — I 27 th. A case is
tried, relative to land, which had been 5cld hj Elizabeth
Barker, widow of Deptfcnrd. Enelafi * - of

Hush Peters. This land had leen _ - ay

this town.

•S A' - "I ":. A last to prajr tiiat captives may be
retan . _ _■ . _ the enemy.

II 3Iav 3d, The town concnr with the church in
callins: ^Ir^ Carwin- as coHea^ie 'with 5'Ir. No'^es. —
•L^Gth. General Court ?it. "B. L:^:.ie ^r, i^ Re—e-
seatatrv"?.

jT2iie2d. J. E . . iB. L-T.-C i-: -JL-

mittee to devise :. ..f the cetter i: . of

Indians in the Province.

**Aii^. lOth. As His E" . - i =€iit a letter
to CoL J. Hathonie about :: _ : fort here, the

town ?aT. tiiat as the^ maintain ^ two block iioiises 3n.d
a line of .' - '' and ' ^ ^d

other for" .5 of thr . ^

to repair then: fort at their own ezpesse : that they are
willing to pay l~c' / 5e. if not above £150-

provided the Pro" . — ^^•

In the coctrse of the smmner, a bn^ from Barbadoes,
Capt. Ebenezer Hathome. brooght in the small pox,
which ?pread seme.

Sept. 3d. The town state, that as their fishery have
dz — i and xh-~~ ' — - met with losses u~ ' ' -~?y
ar . .-r to re tJ- tort, as the Gc . . .dd

ordered.

"T" Oct. 7th. Samuel Phillips is dismissed and re-

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commended by First Church here to the Church at S.
Andover, where he was ordained Oct. 17th. On this
occasion, Mr. Curwin and Major Sewall represented
the first Church. Mr. Phillips was father of John,
who founded Exeter Academy.

* Dec. 17th. It is voted, that the Inhabitants of
Ryal Side, be allowed, with some of their neighbours of
the Village and also of Beverly, to build a meeting house
near horse bridge, on line between Salem and Beverly.

1712.

t March 6th. Votes are passed to erase the records
of Rebecca Nurse and Giles Cory's excommunication
for witchcraft, 1692. With the fust vote, the following
is connected : " Humbly requesting the merciful God
^voUld pardon w hatsoever sin, error or mistake was in
tlic application of that censure, and of that whole affair,
tlirough our merciful High Priest, ^'^'ho knoweth iiow to
have compassion on the ignorant and those that are out
of the way."

1 0th. John Emerson, master of the G rammar school,
liad died recently. He graduated at Harvard, 1675;
had tauf;ht school at Newbury and Charlestown. He
left a wife Sarah. He sustained the office of teaching
here, from 1699 to the year of his decease, with ability
and usefulness. — 25th. John Barnard, afterwards min-
ister of Marblehead, begins to instruct the Grammar
School.

April 12th. According to a law passed 1710, against
nuisances, places are assigned for curriers, tallow chan-
dlers and butchers of Salem.

t May 28th. General Court assemble. B. Lynde
and Wm. Bowditch are Representatives. As Indian
slaves had been found troublesome and dangerous, they
are forbidden to be imported into the Province.

^ June 10th. It is voted, to fit up the old watch
house as a place for teaching, reading, writing, cypher-
ing and navigation. The first teacher in this school

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house, was Nathaniel Higginson. This year there
were three public schools, one at the Village and two
in the body of the town.

* Oct. 9th. The Friends in Salem agree, that no
tomb stones shall be set up or put over any graves in
their burying places ; nor any rails be placed around
such graves. — f 27th. Proclamation is made for sus-
pension of arras between the subjects of her Majesty
and King of France. Their Majesties had agreed on
an armistice Aug. 18. They made peace March 30,
1713.

28th. Mr. Robert Kitchen, dies iE 56. He left a
widow, Bethiah, and a son Robert, who died a member
of Harvard College, 1716, tE 17. He was selectman
and a respectable inhabitant.

30th. The middle precinct, now S. Danvers, having
been set off by the Legislature, and complied with the
conditions of building a house of worship and employing
■a minister, are freed from ministerial taxes in the first
parish.

Dec. 31 St. B. Lynde is on a committee of the
House to demand all English prisoners from the Indians,
before they shall be permitted to consult about terms of
peace. It appears, that, after the armistice, the In-
dians came frequently to the Casco garrison about
delivering up their captives, but did not seem sincere.

1713.

J Jan. 4th. B. Lynde is on a committee, which re-
port to the Legislature, that the Indians be received
into friendship, after confessing their outrages, and
humbling themselves before her Majesty, and giving
hostages of their chiefs.

§ Fel). 12th. Thomas Maul and Benjamin Flint, of
the Friends, are appointed to petition the town for land
to enlarge their burying place. This petition was gran-
ted in March.

II As Benjamin Brown had left a legacy to the town

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towards building an Alms House, — it is voted, that the
legacy ])e accordingly appropriated. The subject of
erecting such a building had been previously discussed
in public meeting. The Alms House here spoken of,
was placed where the Registry Office now stands. —
* 20th. A committee report to the Legislature, that a
light house shall be erected at the entrance of Boston
harbor, on the S. part of Rcacon Island. A report was
before the same body, June 17th, for taking fees of ves-
sels, which should pass this light house. Such a house
was the first of the kind in Massachusetts.

April 19th. Ann, relict of Governor Bradstreet,
dies, IE 79. She was daughter of Emmanuel Down-
ing, and was born in London, Her first husband was
Capt. Joseph Gardner, slain by the Indians at Narra-
ganset. She had an excellent education, and what is
more, a principle of deep piety, which rendered her
talents, attainments and possessions, blessings to society.

t 24th. Benjamin Gerrish dies. He was son of Wm.
Gerrish of Newbury, aud was born Jan. 13, 1653. He
had three wives, Hannah Ruck, Anna Paine, and Eliz-
beth Turner. The last survived him. He left six
children, including his oldest son Benjamin. He was
deacon of the first church and collector for Salem Dis-
trict. Ho had served as selectman and town treasurer,
and clerk of county court. He was a worthy man. In
his decease the community suffered a loss.

t May 27th. General Court assemble. Wm.
Browne, J. Curwin, and B. Lynde are Counsellors.
John Brown and Francis Willoughby are Represen--
tatives.

§ June 25th. According (o request, 13 males and
26 fem?iles are dismissed from the First Church, to
constitute a Church at the middle precinct, now S.
Danvers. — 1| 29th. The Commoners of Salem meet
and choose J. Higginson, S. Gardner, J. Turner, Jona.
Putnam, and S. Sewall for their Trustees. They grant

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the j)rivilegc of commonage to Rev. Messrs. .Green of
the Village and Prescott of the precinct.

* Aug. 25th. Col. S. Brown reads his Excellency's
order for proclaiming peace in Salem. Gentlemen
IVom this and neighboring towns attend on the occasion.
The guns at the forts of Salem and Marblehead are
discharged and there are other demonstrations of joy.

t Sept. 23d. Benjamin Prescott is ordained pastor
of the middle precinct. Churches represented at his
ordination are of Cambridge, Lynn, Marblehead,
Beverly, and Village. Messrs. Appleton preaches,
Shepard gives the charge, and Green the right hand.

i Nov. 13th. The Commoners vote, that all the
highways, burying places, and common lands, lying
within town bridge and the block houses, shall be for
public use. — 16th. It is voted, that the common lands
where the Trainings are generally kept before Nath'l
Jligginson's house, shall be forever as a Training field
for the use of Salem ; — and also, that the block houses
shall be for the same use.

^ Exchange is £160 in bills for £100 sterling.

1714.

II Jan. 14. Public fast on account of fevers, measles,
and scarcity of bread.

H Feb. 6th. J. Higginson is on a Committee of the
Legislature to report on a medium of trade to supply
the deficiency of money and faciliate the paying of
public taxes.

** March 13th. Martha, daughter of Daniel Epes of
Salem, is published to Peter Dallee, French Protestant
minister of Boston.

ft May 4th. An inhabitant of Salem is found guilty
of passing counterfeit bills. He is sentenced to the
Pillory, to have an ear cut off, to be imprisoned 12
months, branded with F on his right cheek and pay
£30. — It 13th. The Friends here, consider the build-

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ing of a new meeting house, 1 8 feet stud, 34 broad and
40 long. They receive from the yearly meeting at
Rhode Island a proportion of books, sent as a present
from London. — *19th. George Curwin is ordained,
as colleague with Mr. Noyes. Mr.^;^Coleman's church
and North church, both of Boston, and churches of
Ipswich, Beverly, Wenham, Marblehead, and S. Vil-
lage, are represented in the ordaining Council. — C.
Mather begins with prayer. Mr. Curwin preaches
from 2 Cor. 2 ch. and last clause of 16 v. and prays.
Mr. Noyes gives the charge. Elders impose hands.
C. Mather gives the right hand. Mr. Gerrish makes the
concluding prayer. Mr. Curwin pronounces the bene-
diction.— The salary of Mr. Curwin was £90. — f 26th.
General Court sit. J. Curwin, J. Higginson and B.
Lynde are Counsellors. Peter Osgood and John Pick-
ering are Representatives. — It is enacted, that persons,
guilty the second time of counterfeiting Province bills,
shall suffer death.

JJune 7th. The people of Salem petition the
Legislature to man Fort Ann, which mounted 20
guns. They, also, petition that the grant of a Plan-
tation to them at Pennicook 1661, may be confirm-
ed to them. They state that some of them had
erected a trading house there 40 years since. They
give as reasons for having the grant confirmed, that,
since it was first made, they had been embarrassed by
Indian wars ; that their boundaries were now reduced
to four miles broad, and seven long ; — that they had
met with great losses ; suffered much in the late war,
and needed a settlement for part of their population.

^ July loth. The Friends in this town agree to pay
one third of the expense for land, adjoining to a meet-
ing house of their denomination in Boston.

|] Sept. 23d. The death of Queen Ann is solemniz-
ed in Boston. She died Aug. 1st. — At noon, George,
Elector of Hanover, is proclaimed king of Great
Britain, with public expressions of joy. — !I 30th. B.

* Ch. R. t Prov. 11. { T. II. § Friends' R. |1 Bos. N. Letter. TlPrc^. ^

^^^ [1715

Lynde is on a committee of the Legislature to consider
the statement of Mr. Dummer, Province Agent, rela-
tive to the French making a strong settlement at
Cape Breton and parts adjacent.

Oct. 20th. £60,000 in Province bills, is ordered to
be emitted, — put into the hands of Trustees, and let out
on good security at 5 per cent. The income, thus
gained, is to be paid towards the payment of public
charges. — 28th. P. Osgood is on committee to facili-
tate public payments.

*Nov. 22d. The Town grant 60 acres of land for the
use of the poor and others, having no right in the com-
mon lands. They vote, that each fishing vessel, be-
longing here, may dry its fish for 5s. a year on Winter
island, — and each vessel, not of Salem, may have the
same privilege for 20s. ; that the land E. of block
house, shall be reserved for a pasture, — where " milch
cows and riding horses" may feed, — allowing two and
a half acres for a cow and four for a horse ; — that ten
acres be kept for the use of the ministry in the body of
the town, five for the ministry of the village and five for
that of the middle precinct, — in convenient places.

Dec. 23. Francis Drake is appointed by the Select-
men, to keep a school for mathematics.

1715.

t Feb. 21st. The proprietors of the common lands
grant the poor of Salem pasture enough for 40 cows.

t May 25th. General Court meet. S. Brown, J'.
Iligginson and B. Lynde are counsellors, and so con-
tinue till 1720. D. Epes and P. Osgood are Repre-
sentatives. The Court enact, that house-breaking in
the night shall be punishable with death. — 31st. J.
Iligginson is on a Committee to address his Majesty,
in which there was to be particularly mentioned the
settlement of the Eastern country by the French, and,
also, the retention of Cape Breton by them.

June 1st. D. Epes is on a committee to inquire af-

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ter a house for the entoytaiiimcnt of Elizeus Biirgcs, tho
expected Governor. Col. Burges did not arrive, ihougli
his commission, as Governor, was publislied in Boston
Nov. 9. — Mr, Dudley wrote to several governors in or-
der to prevent the introduction and vending in this Pro-
vince, of Indian captives from Carolina. — In answer to
a memorial of clergymen, leave is granted for a Synod
of Churches in the Province. — 9th. Increase Mather
appeared in Court against granting a Synod. — 1 7th. D.
Epes is on a committee to inform the Council, that the
House intend to choose an Attorney General, if they
will not concur. — 20tli. The House choose Thomas
Newton for such an officer, though the Council decline
to act with them.

July 20th. J. Hisisinson is amons commissioners to
go and treat witii the Cape Sable Indians, who, it was
reported, had taken vessels, and murdered son:»e of the
English ; — but he appears to have declined the appoint-
ment.— The Court enact, that a Register of Deeds be
annually aj)poiuted in every county ; — and that towns,
voluntarily without ministers, shall be prosecuted for
such deficiency.

Oct. 26th. Rev. Joseph Green, of S. Village, dies,
ao;ed 40. He graduated at Cambridge 1695. Pie
married Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Mr. Gerrish, of
Wenham. She survived him, and married Rev. Wm.
Brattle of Cambridge. He left a mother Champney,
and children, one of which was about to be educated at
College. Mr. Green was hiiihlv esteemed, and his
death was much lamented.

Nov. 14th. Deliverance Parkman, merchant, dies.
He had four wives, Sarah daughter of Hiliiard Veren,
whom he married 1673; and who died 1681 ; Mehita-
ble Wait, of Maiden ; Margaret daughter of Samuel
Gardner; and Susannah, widov*' of John Gedney jr.
who survived him. — He left children, of W'hom was
Mehitable, married to Rev. George Curwin. He was
a useful and respected man.

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* March oih. The Consregation ai S. Village vote
to deter au answer to th? petii;oQot their neighbours at
Wills Hill, who desire to be set off to build a meeting
house and have preaching by themselves.

t April 25th. The First Church is represented in
the Council for ordaining Edward Holyoke, pastor ot"
the new Church at Marblehead. He was bom in Bos-
ton, graduated at Hanard, became President of this
College 1737, and died June 1769, aged 80. He was
father of the highly esteemed E. A. Holyoke, M. D.
who has lately deceased.

t May SOth. General Court meet. John Pickering;
and John Gardner are Representatives.

§ June 56th. Francis W illoughby of this place is
requested to provide the King's arms for the Court
House, and to have those there altered.

July 17th. F. Willoughby having declined being a
Commissioner for the County excise, Daniel Epes is
appointed in his stead. |l 18th. The First Church of
Salem is represented at the ordination of John Barnard,
as Colleague with Mr. Cheever, over the First Church
of Marblehead. Other churches represented, were the
2d and 4th of Boston, church of Lynn, and the 2d of
Marblehead. Mr. Curwin prayed. Mr. Barnard
preached. Dr. C. Mather offered the ordaining prayer.
Mr. Coleman gave the right hand. Mr. Barnard had a
settlement of £150: a salary of £110, while single,
but £l.30 when married. He was born in Boston ;
graduated at Hanard, and died June 24. 1770. in his
89th year.

H Aug. 7th. Peter Clark is invited to become the
minister of S. \ illage.

** Sept 27. Neighbouring clergymen meet at Mr.
Prescott's about forming an Association, for mutual help
in discharging their ministerial duties. The articles of
this Association were signed, in about a year, by S.
Che€ver, N. Noyes, J. Gerrish, T. Blowers, R. Brown,

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Court of Sessions, of the Court of Common Pleas, and
of the Supreme Court. He was in active service as
Colonel, against the French and Indians. His official
trusts, were many, various and important. His faithful
discharge of them should lead us to remember him,
with sentiments of high respect and esteem.

*29th. General Court sits. T. Lindall and P.
Osgood are Representatives.

t June 5th. Peter Clark is ordained at the Village.
The Churches of Beverly, Wenham, Reading and Tops-
fu'ld are represented on this occasion. He had £90
settlement, and a salary of £90 and the Parsonage.

J July 22d. Doct. Bartholomew Brown had died
lately. He married Snsanwa, daughter of Thomas
Maul, ] 693. He left children, of which was John, his
eldest son. He appears to have been a respectable
physician.

Nov. 1 . Wm. Hirst, merchant, dies. He married
Mary Grove 1674. She died Ajiril before he did. He
left children, of which were Grove, and Elizabeth, Avife
of Maj. Walter Price. — His clear estate was over
£2534. He had been Selectman, Representative to
the Legislature, and Justice of the Court of General
Sessions. He was a useful and respected inhabitant.

23d. Re\ . George, son of the Hon. Jonathan Cur-
win, dies. He was born May 21, 1683, and graduated
at Harvard 1701. He married Mehitable, daughter of
Deliverance Parkman, 1711. She died Nov. 13, 1718.
They left children, Jonathan, Samuel, and George.
Mr. Barnard, of Marblchead, gave the following charac-
ter of Mr. Curwin : " The spirit of early devotion, ac-
companied witli a natural freedom of thought and easy
elocution — a quick invention, a solid judgment and a
tenacious memory, laid the foundation of a good preach-
er— to which his acquired literature, his great reading,
liard studies, deep meditation, and close walk with God,
rendered him an able and faithfid minister of the New-
Testament." The portrait of Mr. Curwin shows, that

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365 j-^^jg

be bad a very interesting countenance. With a pros-
pect of eminent usefulness, he Avas called to rest with
his worthy predecessors.

Dec. loth. Nicholas, son of Nicholas Noyes, of
I^wbury, dies. He was born Dec. 22, 1647, and
graduated at Cambridge 1667. He lived a bachelor.
Before his preaching here, 1682, he had been settled 13
years at Haddam, Connecticut. John Dunton, having
visited him, 1686, writes, — " he is all that is delightful
in conversation ; it is no lessening to his brother Hig-
ginson to say, that he is no ways inferior to him for
good preaching or primitive living." Mr. Noyes erred
in opinion and action, as to witchcraft. But he con-
fessed his mistake, and strove to make all the repara-
tion in his power. His talents were good, his literature
general, his acquaintance with theology extensive, his
attachment to the ministry strong, and his life both use-
ful and desired. His printed productions are few. He
gave an account of his uncle James Noyes, as contain-
ed in the Magnalia. He published an Election ser-
mon, 1698 ; a poem on the death of his colleague, Mr.
Higginson, 1708, which was bound with a sermon,
preached by C. Mather on the same occasion ; and
another poem on the death of Rev. J. Green, 1715.

1718.

* Jan. 27th. The First Church desire Mr. Fisk to
preach longer for them, and call him to be their minis-
ter.

fFeb. 8th. Gov. Shute, who arrived at Boston Oct.
4, 1716, a])points a Fast, to be the 27th, on account of
great sickness and mortality in many places ; and to
pra}'^ that " all essays to propagate the Gospel among
the Eastern Indians may be pnccessfvd.'- — For the sick-
ness and mortality, here mentioned, a fast was observed
the 13th, at Salem Village.

April 26th. John third, son of Hon. John and Sarah
Higginson, dies. He was born Aug. 2G, 1675. He

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married Hannah, daughter of Samuel Gardner, 1695.
She died June 24, 1713. He married Margaret, daugh-
ter of Stephen Sewall, 1714. He left children John,
Elizabeth Prescott, Sarah and Stephen. He was a
respectable merchant.

* May 28th. General Court convene. 1 . Lnidall
and P. Osgood are Representatives. 29th. The Gov-
ernor in hfs speech says, " In several preceeding sessions,
I have mentioned to you how extremely necessary it
was for us to lind out some means to advance the sink-
in"- credit of our public bills ; and also for encouraging
products of this Province. The ill consequences of
our not giving due attention to these weighty afBiirs are
every day increasing, and they will inevitably end
in our utter destruction, if not timely removed. If you
would reflect a little upon the miserable state of yoiu'
neighbours at Carolina, it would awaken you."

July 1st. John Higginson, of this place, and eighty
others, petition for leave to settle a township between
Dunstable and Lancaster. This petition was left, Dec.
1st, to a Committee of both houses.

9th. Jonathan, son of George Curwin, dies, lie
was born Nov. 14,1640. He married \\ idow Eliza-
beth Gibbs, of Boston 1676. She died Aug. 20, 1/18.
Her mother was Margaret Thatcher of Boston. Kev.
H. Gibbs of Watertown, was one of her children. Mr.
Curwin left a daughter Elizabeth, wile of James Lin-
dall. He had been Selectman, Representative to gen-
eral Court, and long of the Governor's Council. He
had been Judge of the Court of Sessions, of Court ot
Common Pleas, and of the Supreme Court. He be-
longed to the First Church.— In his several re ations,
as a member of society and a christian, he richly de-
seiTed the confidence, which was extensively granted

'Tl4th The First Church and Congregation worship
in their new nieeting house, which was raised May 2 st
This house continued till March 13, 1826, when it was

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taken down. * As the Court House chamber here is
too small, a buildin;^ is ordered to be erected about
twenty feet stud, thirty broad, and forty long ; the up-
per story of which is to be for the Court and the lower
for town business. Half of the cost of the building is
to be paid by the county and the other by the town.

Oct. 8th. Samuel Fisk is ordained over the First
Church. ]\Ir. Blowers prayed. Mr. Coleman preach-
ed from n Cor. 4th chapter .5th verse. Mr. Fisk pray-
ed and was received into the Church. Mr. Gerrish
prayed and save charge. Messrs. Rogers of Ipswich,
Coleman and Blowers, imposed hands. Mr. Rogers
gave the right hand. Mr. Fisk pronounced the bene-
diction.

t Nov. 14th .Some members of the First Church, be-
ing thirty-six, request to be set off for settling Robert
Stanton, as their minister, in the east part of the town.

J Nov. 20th. B. Lynde and T. Lindall are on a
Committee to draw up instuctions to " the agent on
present emergencies of government." 27th. J. Hig-
ginson is on committee to facilitate the better settlement
of new townships in the Province.

^ Dec. 11th. Thanksgivinif is observed, and. ac-
cording to the Governor's order, a contribution of £26 2
is gathered here for propagating the Gospel. £5 is col-
lected at the Village for the same object and paid over
to Edward Bromfield, Esq. 16th. As Simon Williard
had resigned the office of Deacon in the First Church,
Peter Osirood is chosen to succeed him. 25th. The
brethren and sisters at the east part of the town, are
dismissed accordins; to their request. Their meeting
house was built by this time.

1719.
11 Feb. 16th. Dea. Nathaniel, son of John Ingersoll,
of the Village, died recently. He left wife Hannah.
His brothers were George and .John.

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1719] ^^^

* April £ili. Robert Stanton is ordained over the
East Church. C. Mather preached.

I4th. John, son of Hon. William Brown deceased,
dies. He \vas born No\. '2, 1672. He married Sarah,
dauohter of John Burroughs of Boston. She died
Nov. 24, 1715. He had for liis second wife JMary,
widow of Capt. Roger Plaisted of Berwick. — Slie sur-
vived him and retnrned to Berwick. She had children,
Ichabod, Mary and Olive by her first husband, and Sa-
rah by her second. Mr. Brown left children, Benjamin
and John, by his first wife. He left a large property. —
Among his bequests to his son Benjamin is "a share in
Providence Island in the government of R. I." — He
left £20 to the poor and £25 to the Grammar School
of Salem. Gov. Shute, being on his way to Piscata-
qua, attended his funeral. He was a member of the
Kast Church. He was Selectman, Representative to
General Court, and Justice of the General Sessions
Court. His death was much lamented.

May 1. Benjamin Marston, merchant, died recent-
ly. He left wiie Patience, wlio deceased 1731, aged
55 ; and children, Benjamin, Elizabeth and IMary.
Abigail, a daughter of his, had married Mr. Cabot.
Mr.Marston had been Selectman and Representative to
General Court.

t 27th. General Court assemble. T. Lindall and
J Gardner are Representatives. — 29th. The first law
against duelling is passed. It requires, that any who
challenge or fight a duel, shall be subject to a fine not
above .£'100, and to imprisonment, not exceeding six
months, or corporeal punishment.

Nov. 2d. As lotteries tended to impoverish many
families, the Legislature forbid them on penalty of .t200.
27th. The east parish is set off from the first with full
rights.

X Dec. 11 til. The Aurora Borealis appears and fills
the ^A hole coiuitry with alarm.

* Ch. R. I Prov. R. * Bos. N. Letter.

^^^ [1720

* John Nutting succeed? Mr. Ajres in the Grammar
School.

1720.

t Jan. 2Tih. First Church send the Pastor and two
brethren to meet in Council for installing Peter Thatch-
er, lately pastor of Vreymoutli. over the N. Church in
Boston. But the pastor and delegates, finding only
tu o churches repre.sented. which had been invited, and
knowing, that some members of the X. Church and
Congregation in Boston were dissatisfied, declined to
sit in Council. Ther, however, advised the persons,
opposed to 3Jr. 'j'hatcher's installation, to remain peace-
able.

March 23d. john, sc i of Re^'. J. Higgiuson, dies,
aged 73. He married Sarah, daughter of Thomas
Savage, of Boston, 1672. He had children, John, Na-
thaniel, Thomas, Mary, Sarah, Elizabeth and Margaret.
Thomas and Margaret died young. Nathaniel deceas-
ed the same year that his father died. Mr. Higginson
was a merchant. He had sustained the principal ofii-
ces in town. He was Representative to General Court
and long of the Governor's Council. He held a com-
mission as Colonel and was several times in service
against the enemy. He was Justice of the Court of
General Sessions and of Common Pleas. He was ex-
tensively useful. He was esteemed in life and lament-
ed in death.

t April 10th. Village Church is invited to attend an
ordination, 13th instant, at Lynn End.

^May 3d. The question, whether aged and infirm
persons, who have repented and who are unable to at-
tend public worship, may be baptized in presence of
many principal members of the Church, was decided
in the affirmative by ministers of the Association of
Salem and Vicinity. Widow ]\lary Cook, situated as
this case represents, was admitted to the First Church

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at her own house, Sept. 18th. Such a thing was pre-
viously done in reference to another person.

*25th. General Court sit. B. Lynde and S. lirowu
are of the Council. T. Lindall and P. Osgood are
Representatives. These Representatives received the
following instructions from Salem, the 9th mstant :—
" You are requested not to come into anj unnecessary
project, especially that of building a bridge over Charles
River, or the like, which may further mvolve the Fro-
vincc in debt, but rather to lessen it. You will also
use your endeavours, that there be no delaying ot time
limited by any former vote or acts, for paying in any
sum or sums,*but comply therewith, that the credit ol
the bills, which arc at present our only principal medium
of trade, may not be lessened and lowered. —JUtlK
The Governor dissolved the House, because tney per-
sisted in retaining Elisha Cook their Speaker, whom
he had negatived. , .1.11

t June 19th. The Village Church is invited to help
ordain Daniel Putnam, who was one of its members,
at the N. jnecinct of Reading. rr. r - j u 1

t July 13th. General Court meet. T, Lindall and
John Gardner are Representatives. The former, who
was not pledged ehher to the party ol the House or
that of the Governor, is chosen Speaker, loth. J.
Clardner is on a committee to answer His Excellency s
Speech. 19th. A letter to the Legislature inlorms
them, that the Indians had terrified the English about
'' Merry Meeting and Sagadehoc River." 20th. J.
Gardner is on a committee, who carry a report to the
Council, that, on account of the low circumstances oi
the Colonv, no more money be paid for public rejoic-
in-^s He is on another committee in reference to a
peution of the Friends, who request, that they may be
free from paying towards the support of Presbyterian
or Congregational ministers, and also from expense lor
meetiiiG, houses not their own.

^ Nov. 2d. The First Church was to have been

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^'^ [1720

represented in Council for ordination of Nathaniel
Henchman over First Church in Lynn — but the weath-
er being very stormy, it was not represented ; only the
two churches of Marblehead and one of Reading were
present. — * Gov. Shute informs the House, that the In-
dians are committing great outrages on the Eastern
settlements. 8th. J. Gardner is on committee to see
what shall be done with the Kennebeck Indians. — 1 1th.
Stephen Sewall is chosen Notary for Salem by the
Legislature. Before this there had been no Notaries in
N. England except such as were commissioned by the
Archbishop of Canterbury. — 17th. J. Gardner is on a
committee to visit the settlement made by James Mac
Gregor, James Mac Keen, and James Gregg, about 14
miles from Haverhill and in New Hampshire. It ap-
pears, ihat these persons were of a company from Ire-
land, who had leave to settle a township at the East-
ward, but who preferred the place, which they had oc-
cupied in an informal manner. — 21st. A message is
sent from the House to the Governor desiring him to
obtain the release of Robert Leighing, who was servant
to Thomas Picket of Milton, and who had been pressed
a month before, from Boston Long wharf, for his Ma-
jesty's ship Shark. They represent, that such an im-
pressment is a great breach on the rights ot the Pro-
vincials.— 23d. The House raise a committee to draft
a bill to prevent the inhabitants' being forcibly taken
and detained on board of any vessel. They are in-
formed, that the men of the Shark Frigate had abused
the crew of a Boston vessel. They vote, that his Ex-
cellency order the commander of Castle William to
stop this frigate, till satisfaction be given by her cap-
tain.— 25th. S. Brown is on committee, as to prohib-
iting trade with Cape Breton and levying soldiers for
service, because the French are said to have promoted
the disaster, which took place, August 7th, at Canso,
w here several were killed and a loss of £20,000 sus-
tained.

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1721]

Dec. 8tli. A resolve passes the House, that 100
men be sent to " Nonidgwog," and arrest Sebastian
Ralle, and bring him to Boston, for stirring up the In-
dians against tlie English ; and that a Missionary be
sent to instruct the Kennebeck Indians at a salary of
£150. Samuel Moody is chosen for the Missionary.
12th. J. Gardner is on committee to address his Ma-
jesty. *21st. A deserter from his Majesty's service
is sentenced to be lied at a cart's tail with one end of a
halter and to have the other end around his neck ; be
"whipped 39 stripes through the public street in Salem,
on Wednesday next immediately after the lecture.

1721.

f March 21st. The House insist on an emission of
£100,000, thougii opposed by the Governor and Coun-
cil. T. Lindall is Speaker this session. 31st. It is
enacted, to emit £50,000 in bills, after much debate be-
tween the House and Council.

t April 22d. It is voted, that " a watch be kept at
Winter Island until all the vessels, now expected from
Barbadoes and Tortudas, are arrived to prevent the in-
fection of the small pox." Some families in town had
this disease the past winter. It is agreed that the price
of wheat shall be 8s. a bushel.

^ May 31st. General Court meet. B. Lynde, S.
Brown and John Turner are of the Council, and so
continue sill 1728. D. Epes and J. Gardner are Re-
presentatives. During this session the Governor and
House have a serious misunderstanding on several sub-

June 9th. J. Gardner is on a Committee to desire
nn explanation of the Governor about his instructions
from England, as to the emission of bills in this Prov-
ince.— 19th. The House request the Council to unite
with them in appointing a Fast on account of small
pox in Boston. After some delay the request is
granted.

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^^^ [1721

* July 3d. Measures are taken to prevent the small
pox's spreading to Salem from Boston. A house is ap-
pointed for those, who should take this disease. — floth.
Fast is observed here because of ,the small pox, which
prevailed in Boston and " threatened the whole land."
This disease was brought into Boston by the " Saltor-
tugas" fleet about the middle of April. Dr. Z. Boyl-
ston began to innoculate by recommendation of C.
Mather. It is well known, that Dr. Boylston, for his
enterprise and perseverance on this occasion, was
shamefully threatened and abased. — J 1 oth. Of a coun-
ty rate, £150, Salem pays £ 19 8 2, Ipswich £20 17 3,
and Newbury £17 8.

^ Aug. 4th. T. Lindall having been chosen Repre-
sentative with D. Epes, declines, and P. Osgood is
elected in his stead. — This new choice of Representa-
tives was because the Governor had dissolved the
House the 19th ult. and issued writs for a new one to
meet the 23d inst. |123d. A Fast is observed in the
first parish meeting house, by four Congregations of the
town, — because of excessive raia " whereby the hands
of men have been sealed up and the fruits of the earth
and the treasures of the sea (iish having been greatly
wasted and endangered)."

1 Sept. 4th. " Whereas there are many families of
the Irish people, that were affrighted from their new
settlements in Eastern parts, come into this town," it
is ordered, " that their circumstances be inquired into
and how many persons of them there are, and whether
they intend to move hence or not."

Oct. 12th. Salem's proportion of the Province loan,
£50,000, is £1330, which they agree to take. They
choose T. Lindall, J. Wolcott, and William Bowditch
as Trustees of this sum, to let it out at 6 per cent on
real estate or personal security, and to allow no person
to have less than £10 nor more than £50. I'he Trus-
tees were to have one-sixth of the interest, and the re-
mainder was for defraying town charges.

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1722] '''

* " Mr. Blancliandln, of the Custom House District
of Salem (including this town, Marblehead, Glouces-
ter, Ipswich and Newbury) says, that in the course ol'
several years precedinij;, communibus annis, he cleared
out about 80 vessels upon foreign voyages a year."

1722.

t April. The Association of ministers meet at the
Village and coilsider the unhappy difticulties of Lynn.

t May 30th. General Court^ sit. J. Wolcot is pre-
sent as Representative. William Bowditch had been
chosen bv the town as the other.

June 8th. A ship with 100 men, Capt. Peter Papil-
lon, is ordered to sail ou the morrow, to take a pirati-
cal brie; on the coast.

19tlK John, son of John Pickering dies, aged
64. He left wife, Sarah, and children, Theophilus,
Timothy, Lois Orne, Sarah wife of Joseph Hardy, and
Eunice. He Avas Selectman and Representative to the
Legislature. His decease was a loss to community.

26th. The Legislature vote to have £500 worth of
Id, 2d, 3d, bills struck off for small change, The Id
bills are to be round, 2d square, 3d sex-angular.

§ July 2d. A nightly watch is to be kept at Salem
fort because of " the rumor of a pirate's being near tlie
coast." — II 6th. Major J. Turner is on a committee to
visit the Eastern Indians, and inquire of them the rea-
sons for their late hostilities, and to propose an eJ^chage
of their hostages in Boston fort, for the English pri-
soners, whom they had taken.

H 18th. Capt. John, son of Samuel Gardner, d^ed
recently. He left wife, Elizabeth, and children, Eli-
zabeth,' Hannah, Bethiah, Ruth, Lydia, John, Daniel
and Samuel. He gave one-tenth of his real estate to
the poor of Salem. He served as Selectman and Re-
presentative to General Court. He was in the battle
at Haverhill. He was highly and justly esteemed.

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must remember the great civilities I met at Salem from
Mr. Epes, the most eminent school master in New-
England. He hath sent many scholars to the Univer-
sity. He is a person of solid learning. He does not
make so poor a use of the world as to hug and em-
brace it."

* Exchange is £270 in bills for £100 sterhng.

1723.
t Jan. 1st. As Gov. Shute saw, that the House re-
fused to grant him a suflicient salary,— denied his
power to negative their speaker,— appomted lasts and
thanksgivings and adjoured to a distant day without
his leave, and assumed some of the military power,
which was claimed by him,— he unexpectedly sails lor
London, with an intention to return m the lall.— 4th,
J Wolcott and another are instructed to " go up to the
Board and inquire whether they have passed on the
vote of the House refering to Col. Walton and Maj.
Moodv " These officers had been posted at the East-
ward "to act against the Indians, andwer^ charged with
not conforming with their instruction^.— The House
maintained, that they ought to be dsmissed without
compensation. The Council and Governor took the
opposite. stand.-William Dummei% Lt. Governor by
advice of Council, granted Col. Walton and Major
Moody pay for their services and discharged them trom

X Feb 21st. Fast is appointed to be March 14th,
to pray for the defeat of conspiracies in favour of the
Pretender and against the King and Royal family. It
was reported that a plot had been discovered to destroy
them on Sabbath while at Church,— to fire London in
three places,— and to massacre all dissenting Congre-

^TlVIarch 12th. The people at Will's Hill request the
Village Congregation to free them from ministerial
taxes, and give them leave to unite with some ot lops-

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field, Boxford and Andover, and to have preaching
among themselves. — Their petition is allowed to go into
effect, when they shall have built a meeting house and
settled a minister.

* April 1st. Wheat is 9s6 for this month.

t May 29th. The Legislature meet. P. Osgood
and D, Epes are Representatives. Mr. Dummer, in
his speech, says, that the Troops at the Eastward, on
account of the openness of the Winter, had suffered
much from sickness.

t June 21st, Joseph Hiller is chosen Public Notary
for Salem.

§ July 23d. James Thornton of Salem and others,
exhibit, to the Justices, linen, manufactured by them
with Province flax. His piece is the best and is valued
at 5s6 a yard. He receives the bounty as specified by
law.

[| Aug. 20th. B. Lynde is on a committee to con-
gratulate delegates from the Five Nations, when they
arrive in Boston. 31st. The Legislature had a con-
ference with delegates from the Eight Nations.

Sept. 10th. They grant the last delegates £500
worth of such articles, as guns, hatchets, shirts and
blankets. — 2Gth. Fast to be Oct. 17th, because of the
expensive and distressing war with the Indians and
sickness in many plantations.

Nov. 6th. Thanks2:ivino: to be Nov. 28th. — as "our
sea coasts are guarded against bloody pirates and many
of them are delivered into the hands of justice."' — A
piratical crew had been lately executed in R. Island,
who had taken forty five vessels and killed part of their
men.

Nov. 14th. The House vote to employ agents in
England for defending their Charter privileges against
Gov. Shute's memorial to his Majesty.

il Dec. 3d. Mr. Fisk and delegates sit in Council
at Reading, to settle difficulties between Mr. Putnam

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and some of liis jjeople. — * lOtli. Allowance is made to
a troop of horse, under Capt. D. Epes of Salem, for
their late services on the Frontiers. 13th. The House
vote for an expedition a^rainst " Arresaguntacook."
15th. B. Lynde and J. Turner, the surviving Com.iiis-
sioners of Essex for the loan of £100,000, except Wal-
ter Price, disenabled by sickness, — petition for others
to help them. P. Osgood and D. Epes of Salem, and
Richard Kent of Newbury, are chosen to be assistant
commis.:)ioners.

1724.

Feb. 24lh. Samuel, son of George Gardner, died
lately. He was born May 14, 1648. He had two
wives, Ellizabelh, widow of Nathaniel Grafton, whom
he married 167o, and a widow Daniels. He had
children, George, John, and Hannah, who deceased
before he did. — Hannah was wife of Jno. Higginson
3d. — Mr. Gardner had been frequently Selectman and
Representative to General Court. He was a respecta-
ble merchant.

f 25th. The highest tide ever known in this coun-
try. Being attended with a storm, the tide did much
damage.

t April 22d. The Legislature are informed by Mr.
Dummer that there are a piratical sloop and ship on
the Coast, and that he had ordered the ship Sea Horse
and a sloop to go out in pursuit of them.

^ May 3d. The piratical sloop is brou2;ht into Bos-
ton by Andrew Haraden of Cape Ann. Her crew said,
that they had taken thirty-four vessels and killed many
of their men. — A few of the pirates were hung. IBth.
Mr. John Coleman of London writes to his brother,
minister of Boston, that Gov. Shute is likely to get his
case against the Representatives of Massachusetts, and
that he fears they will be deprived of their Charter, un-
less they are more submissive to Royal prerogatives. —
II 27th. General Court meet. D. Epes and Ichabod

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Plaisted are Representatives. The Legislature agrees
to celebrate his Majesty's birth day.

* July 2d. Thomas Maule died lately. He married
Naomy Linsey 1670. He left a second wife, Sarah,
and children, of whom was .lohn. He came from Eng-
land to Barbados, when twelve years old, and thence
to New England. After being in this country three
years, he moved to Salem, and united himself to the
Friends. — For his adherence to this denomination and
the maintaining of their principles, — he was imprisoned,
fined and whipped several times. — He kept a store and
traded considerably. — The book, which he published,
called " Truth held forth," — and the pamphlet, intitled
" the Mauler mauled," — show him to have possessed
more than a common share of intellect and information.
He was highly respected by his own denomination.

t Aug. 12th. The English surprise Norridgewock
and kill Ralle, the Jesuit, with eighty Indians. This
Priest had been the subject of frequent remarks in Gen-
eral Court, — who had offered a reward several times
for him, either dead or alive, because he actuated his
Indian followers to hostilities against their frontiers.

J Oct. 6th. Price of wheat this month 10s.

§ Nov. 11th. The Legislature enact that no more
scarfs shall be given at funerals, — because a burden-
some custom. — 30th. Col. S. Brown's account for
billeting soldiers at Salem, is allowed.

Dec 24th. " The Indian scalps, now in keeping of
the Treasurer, to be buried in some private place so as
not to be discovered or produced again." — |j28th. John
Higginson of Salem, having been chosen Register of
Deeds for Essex, takes the oath of his office.

1 725.
Jan. 26th. Mary Mathew s is to be sold as a servant
five years, for jail charges in Salem.

H April 30th. " Voted that the money, contributed

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for the redemption of Samuel Trask from the enemv,
shall be appropriated for buying a bell, and that if said
Trask should be heard of and stand in need of help
for his redemption, that we will contibute towards it."
The Trask here mentioned, belonged to Salem Vil-
lage,— and had been redeemed from the Indians by
Monsieur Castin before July 9th, when he was taken
away by the crew of an English bark.

* May 26th. General Court sits. T. Lindall and
D. Epes are representatives. 27th. Congregational
ministers, met in iJoston, petition the Legislature for a
Synod. This petition was opposed by Episcopal cler-
gy. It was put over for consideration. Orders came
from England forbidding it to be allowed.— Mr. Dum-
mer recommends voluntary enlistments instead of mi-
pressments.

t .June 7th. Rev. John Rogers of Boxford, agrees
to compensate the Selectmen of Salem for whatever
assistance may be rendered to his parents, who were
inhabitants of this town. J 10th. T. Lindall is on
committee to draft a memorial to the King. 16th.
Josiah Williard, captain of a company at the Westward,
has his accounts allowed.

§ July 23th. The Act, passed May 26th, requiring
Congregations to make up the salaries of their minis-
lers, according to the difference between bills of credit
and specie, — is read before the First Parish. Clergy-
men were suffering greatly by having their salary paid
in Province paper money, which had fallen much be-
low par. — ||The cast parish petition the first parish to
have the ministers of both parishes, supported by a
general tax. Tii<; reasons of the east parish were, that
they were impoverished, — that their lowest rate was 9s,
while the lowest rate of the first parish was 2s6, — that
their principal men, except Col. Samuel Brown, w^ere
taken away, — several of them having gone to a Mar-
blehead Church and others moved to the first parish for
the sake of a less tax.

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Oct. 17th. Major Stephen, son of Henry and Jane
Sewall, dies. He was born at Badsly, England, Aug.
19th, 1657, and came over with his parents, 1661, to
Newbury, where they had previously resided. He en-
tered Harvard College, but was unable to get through
with his education there. — He married Margaret, the
only surviving daughter of Rev. Mr. Mitchel of Cam-
bridge, 1682. They had seventeen children, nine of
which, being five sons and four daughters, survived
him. — He settled in Salem soon after his marriage.
He joined the first church 1693. He was fiequently
of the Selectmen and was Commissioner to assess taxes.
He was Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and Reg-
ister of Deeds for Essex County. He was Notary Pub-
lic and Justice of the Court of General Sessions. — His
remains were buried with military honours. He was a
worthy and respected man. — Major Sewall's son Ste-
phen, born Dec. 14, 1702, graduated at Harvard
1721, where he was tutor from 1728 to 1739, was an
excellent preacher, but did not settle, became Chief
Justice of Supreme Court, and died a member of Dr.
Mayhew's Church in Boston, Sept. 10, 1760.

*Nov. 2d. First Church represented in Council at
Reading, — ^vho remove the censure, laid on six brethren
of Mr. Putnam's Church.

t Dec. 14th. Mr. Dummer sends an explanatory
Charter, come from England, to the House. This
Charter allowed the Governour to negative the Speaker,
chosen by the Representatives and gave them liberty to
adjourn, at their own option, only two days. — Thus it
was against the House in two particulars, for which
they had contended with Gov. Shute. 15th. Dele-
gates from Eastern tribes of Indians, sign articles of
peace in the Council Chamber.

1726.
I Jan. 15th. In the House there are forty-eight for
receiving and thirty-two for rejecting the explanatory

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Charter. Messrs. Epes and Lindall were for its adop-
tion.

* March 21st. J. Higginson, I. Phiisted and Thomas
Barton, as Trustees, are instructed to call in yearly
one-fifth of the loan to this town, and pay it into the
Province Treasury, as the law directs.

April 4th. Wheat for this month is lis. — Orders
are given as to the weight of Baker's bread in this
town. The 2d loaf 8oz. 4 drams; 4d loaf 16 oz.
12 dr. ; 6d Wheaten loaf 2 lbs. 5oz. ; 6d household loaf
3 lbs. 2 oz.

May 9th. Daniel Bacon and others petition for a
swing bridge, thirty feet wide, over the Creek in South
River, nigh the mill. — Their petition is granted, f 25th.
General Court convene. T. Lindall and D. Epes are
Representatives. — According to the Royal explanatory
Charter, the House sent a Committee, of whom was
D. Epes, to inform Mr. Dummer, that they had chosen
a Speaker, and to request that he would conlirm their
choice. — Their request was granted.

June 1st. As James Ross of Salem had his collar
bone split and cut off, 1690, at the capture of the fort
at Casco, and had suffered much from the Indians,
while their captive in Canada, he is allowed by the
Legislature £5 a year. — 15th. On a Province Tax of
£29666 13 4, Boston pavs £3657 1 8, Ipswich £563
4, Salem £528 6 4, Newbury £476 7 10, Marble-
head £473 9 11. — 21st. Mitchell Sewali is chosen
Notary for Salem. 28th. T. Lindall is one of the
Commissioners to settle difficulty between New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts about their boundaries. D.
Epes is appointed Collector of the excise for Essex
county. This excise was 8d on each gallon of distilled
liquors and of wine, sold by retail. The duties on
merchandize are as follow. Every pipe of wine, from
Western Islands, 20s. ; of Canary 30s. ; of Madeira
20s. ; of other w'me 25s. ; — Each Hhd. of Rum, of 100
gallons, 20s. : of Sugar 2s. ; of Molasses Is. : of Tobac-

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CO 20s. Every ton of Logwood 3s. For other mer-
chandize, except what comes from Great Britain, Id
on 20s. worth. A bounty is offered for Duck or Can-
vas, made from Hemp and Flax of this country.

Aug. 24th. Mr. Dummer informs the House, that
he has lately received from the Eastern Indians the
ratification of peace. This was a judicious peace and
continued considerable time.

* Oct 22d. Among many vessels, greatly injured by
a hurricane at Jamaica, P. Royal, the " Mary Gaily,"
of Salem, Capt. Eben'r Bowditch, is driven ashore and
condemned.

t Nov. 28th. T. Lindall is on a committee to con-
sider the proposals of Gov. Burnet, about settling the
boundaries between the provinces of Massachusatts and
New- York.

Dec. 3d. T. Lindall is on a committee to address
His Majesty on such subjects, as " preventing the
French Government of Canada from influencing the In-
dian tribes to commit barbarities on His Majesty's sub-
jects ; and for ordering the neighbouring governments
to furnish their quota of men and money in time of
war." — 8th. He is on committee to consider the pe-
tition of Samuel Doty and crew of the sloop Trial,
showing, " that in August last he was taken in the har-
bour of Malagash, to Eastward of Cape Sables, by one
John Baptist and others, a piratical crew ; that some
time after the said pirates had taken them, the petition-
ers rose upon them, and by the good Providence of God
subdued them and brought eight of them to Boston and
delivered them to justice, where they have been con-
victed and five of them have suffered death." The pe-
titioners are allowed £100. 27th. John Menzies, of
Leceister, member of the House and also Judge of the
Vice Admiralty, is arraigned before the Representatives,
to hear their resolutions with regard to what he had
written home to the Lords Commissioners. He had
written, that frequent proliibitions were granted by

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1727] ^^^

Provincial Judges to stop the proceedings of his Court,
which he considered as defeating the ends of his office,
and that it was impossible to get a jury in the country,
who would do the King justice on trial. He contend-
ed, that he had stated no more than truth and than his
duty required. As he would not retract, he was ex-
pelled from the House.

1727.

* Feb. 6th. As the old stocks are broken and gone,
new ones are to be made according to law.

March 20th. Permission is granted to William Bow-
ditch and others, to build a wharf over flats, from Sam-
uel \\ hitefoot's to a little Island in S. River, called
Jeggle's Island.

May 1st. Wheat this month is lls6.

3d. Robert Stanton, pastor of E. Church, dies, in
his 30th year. He graduated at Harvard 1712. He
left a wife and children. His decease was a loss to his
own people and the community at large.

t May 31st. General Court meet. B. Lynde, S.
Brown, J. Turner, and T. Lindall are of the Council
and so continue till 1731. D. Epes and Benjamin
Marston are Representatives.

June 9th. J. Turner communicates to the House
the petition of some in the N. precinct of Lynn, now
Lynnfield, for a settlement of difficulty between them
and tiieir minister, Nathaniel Sparhawk.

July 5th. Mr. Dummer declines to give his consent
for an emission of £50,000, until he knows the King's
pleasure, though the House argue, that there is no need
to consult His Majesty.

Aug. 16th. As King George I. had died, Mr. Dum-
mer desires the attendance of the House for proclaim-
ing George Prince of Wales, King of Great Britain,
France and Ireland. 17th. B. Lynde is on a com-
mittee to congratulate George II. on his accession to
the throne.

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Oct. Gtli. Thanksgiving to be Nov. 9th, because
the loss by death of his late Majesty is happily repair-
ed, peace " prevails in our borders," our merchandize
and fishery " have been preserved from the rapacious
hands of barbarous pirates."

* 18th. The First Church are represented in Coun-
cil at Ipswich for ordaining Natlianiel Rogers, a col-
league with his father.

29th. An earthquake occurred here on Sabbath
night 40 minutes past 10. — It extended through the
country. Mr. Fisk says, that there were many other
shocks the same night and afterwards, especially in the
N. part of the Province. — Mr. Clark, of the Village, in-
forms us, that this earthquake was accompanied with
" a terrible noise and shaking." It so affected the
minds of people, that there was a great revival of reli-
gion in many congregations.

Nov. 4th. A public meeting is held in the house of
the first parish, Saturday P. M. on account of the
*' terrible earthquake." Many attended. Mr. Fisk
preached from I Peter, 4 oh. 17 and 18 vs.

t 10th. As bills of credit are scarce and taxes al-
lowed to be paid in produce, the prices of articles in
Salem are as follow : — There are two prices, — one
Province and the other Town. Beef a Bbl. £3 P.
price; and 2 15 T. price; Pork, £5 10; 5 5; Win-
ter Wheat, 8s. — 7s. ; Summer do. 7s.— -6s. ; Barley
and Rye, 6s. — 5s. ; Corn, 4s. — 3s. ; Oats 2s. 6d. — 2s. ;
Flax, Is. 4d.— Is. 2d. ; Hemp, 9d.— 7d. ; Bees Wax,
2s. 6d.— 2s. 4d. ; Peas, 9s.— 8s. ; Firkin Butter Is.—
9d. ; Dry Hides, 6d. — 5d. ; Tanned Leather, Is. — lid ;
CodFish,£l 10—1 6; Mackerel a bbl. £1 10—1 6;
Oil a bbl. £2 10—2 5 ; Whale Iione, 6 feet long, 3s.
6d. — 3s. lb. — Bayberry wax Is. 4d. — Is. 2d. — Tur-
pentine cwt. 13s. — lis. ; — Bar iron a hund. £2 8 — 2.
Iron pots and kettles, a hundred, £2 8 — 2 ; Tobac-
co, 4d. Sd. ; Tried Tallow, 8d.— 7d. J 22d. Mr.
Dummer informs the House, that the Cape Sables

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Indians had taken the property and the lives of some
English, and carried others into captivity- He also
states, that William Burnet is appointed Governor of
this Province

Dec. 8th. Fast is appointed to be the 21st because
of " the late amazing earthquake which still continues
in some parts of the Province." — 27th. D. Epes in-
forms the Council, that the House are ready to vote
for Truck masters, one at St. George's River and the
other at Richmond Fort. The business of these Truck
masters, who had been previously chosen, was to carry
on a trade with Indians. — 28th. Towards every £1000
Provincial tax, Boston paid £185; Salem, £26 14 4 ;
Ipswich, £26 0 1 ; Marblehead, £22 15 ; Newbury,
£22 2 II.

1728.

* Feb. 1 9th. Mr. Dummer, after considerable delay,
signs the bill for an emission of £60,000 in paper.

t April 1st. J. Higginson, I. Plaisted, and T. Bar-
ton are chosen trustees to take out £1603, Salem's
proportion of the £60,000 Province loan. They are to
let such a sum on former terms ; to pay 4 per cent into
Province treasury ; 1 per cent into town treasury, and
retain 1 per cent for their trouble. — 9th. Each cow is
to be allowed two and a half acres, and assessed 20s.
and each riding horse 4 acres, and assessed 32s. for a
summer on the neck. Winter Island is let to shoremen
for drying fish at 5s. a vessel.

t May 22d. William Jennison is ordained over the
E. Church. Mr. Fisk prayed ; Mr. Clark, of Village,
preached from Romans 1 ch. 9 verse ; Mr. Blowers, of
Beverly, gave charge ; and Mr Barnard, of Marble-
head, gave the right hand. — ^ 29th. General Court
sit. B. Marston and B. Lynde jr. are Representatives.

June 11th. The Legislature vote to observe His
Majesty's accession to the throne at 3 P. M. — 19th.
It is enacted, that Anabaptists and Friends shall be ex-

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^^^ [1728

empted from being taxed for the support of Congrega-
tional ministers. 20th. An act is passed to encourage
the killing of wild cats, which had done much damage.
The inhabitants of Salem at Wills Hill, united with
some of Andover, Boxford and Topsfield, are incorpor-
ated as a town by the name of Middletown.

July 24th. General Court m<3^t. Gov. Burnet,
who arrived the 13th, addresses the House. He lays
before them one of the royal instructions, which requires
them to afford him at least £1000 salary. As there
had been several duels lately, it is enacted, that persons
concerned in a duel, whereby is no death, are to be carried
publicly in a cart to the gallows with a rope round their
neck and sit one hour on the gallows, and then be im-
prisoned a year and give bonds to keep the peace for
another year ; that a person, who kills another in a
duel, shall suffer death, have his body buried without a
coffin, with a stake driven through it, at or near the
place of his execution. The body of a person, killed
in a duel is to be buried in the same manner. — As the
duty on negroes of £4 a head, is often evaded, the mas-
ters of vessels, bringing them, are to enter them on oath
to the town clerk, where they arrive and to pay him
the duty. If any negro die within a year after he is
imported, the duty on him is to be returned.

* Sept. 24th. The vote of the House, as to the Gov-
ernor's salary, is lodged with T. Barton, town clerk,
to know the minds of the people here. The selectmen,
being informed by B. Lynde, jr. that the House, since
the i'lth, had added £1600 to the £1400 fnst allowed
Mr. Burnet, advised with gentlemen of the town about
the vote, but did not call the inhabitants together. Mr.
Burnet had not objected to the amount of these two
sums, but to their not being granted as the King required.

t Oct. 31st. General Court assemble in Salem ac-
cording to order of the Govf;rnor on the 24th. Before
he adjourned the Court to this place he refused several
of their applications for a recess, because the House

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would not comply with the royal injunction as to his
sjalarv. Hutchinson relates, that Mr. Burnet said,
when about to order the Court here, " there might be
a charm in the names of places, and that he was at a
loss whether to adjourn the Court to Salem or Con-
cord." * To accommodate the Le2;islature, " the new
Town and Court House was fitted up." — Salutes are
iired at the coming of the Governor into town. He in-
forms the House, that the reason why he removed them
from Boston was, that the people there endeavoured to
influence Representatives from other places against
granting him a salary and thus to rule the country. —
The House remark, that however they apprehend, that
they cannot be removed from one place to another with-
out their own consent, they " do not refuse meeting his
Excellency at this critical juncture."

Nov. 1st. The House send up their opinion, just
mentioned, to the Governor, and desire him to order
the Court to Boston. — 6th. His Excellency ordered
the Court to meet again at Salem the 12th. — l4th.
The House state to him, that they are greatly concern-
ed at his dissatisfaction with them, that they had not
acted from disloyalty to his IMajesly, that tliey had not
])een influenced by the people of Boston, but by reasons,
which w^ould prevail with them every where, and that
they still believe it irregular for them to be kept from
sitting in Boston. — I9th. A memorial is to be prepare
ed for His Majesty, " setting forth the reasons why the
House cannot settle a salary on the Governor for the
time being." — 22d. B. Lynde, jr. is on committee to
desire the Governor, that he will adjourn the House.
His Excellency refuses their request, because they re^
fuse his. — 2oth. As the House had done no business
for two days, the Council advise them to, lest it " bo
resented by His Majesty and have a tendency to en-
danger our happy constitution."

AVilliam Bovvditch, merchant, dies, aged G4 and 3-4
years. He married Mar}', daughter of Thomas Gard-

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ner. She died 1724, aged 53. He left children, Jo-
seph, Ebetiezer, Daniel, Sarah Hathorne and Eunice.
His estate was over £5298. He sustained various of-
fices in town. He was commissioner of the Province
loan and often selectman. He was representative to
General Court. He was active, useful and highly
respected.

* Screwed ha;.' 7s.cwt., Wood 24s. 8d., Oak 28s. 6d.,
V/alnut 33s. 6d., Beef 5d., Pork 5 l-2d.. Veal 6d.,
Wheat 83. 6d., Rye 5s. 6d., Corn 6s., Oats 3s.

Dec. 12th. The House, having refused to do any
business from the 25th ult. till this date, because they
believed, that, by the law of 1698, they ought to sit
only in Boston, — are adjourned by the Governor to the
Ship Tavern for more convenient accommodation.
13ih. According to advice of a committee from the
Council, the House conclude, on the whole, to legislate
on the necessary business before them. — 20th. His
Excellency desires the House to deliver him a copy of
their memorial to the King, but they refuse. They
choose Jonathan Belcher, bound to England, to co-
operate, as their agent, with Mr. Wilks. The Gover-
nor prorogues the Legislature to meet Feb. 5th, at the
Court House in Salem.

t Exchange is £340 in bills for £100 sterl.

1729.

X Feb. 28th. Prices of Provision and grain : — Beef
6d., Veal 7d., Mutton 8 to 9d., Pork 6 to 7d., Wheat
iOs., Rye 6s., Corn 6 to 6s. 6d., Oats 3 to 4s.

§ March I3th. John Nutting, master of the Cram-
mer School, is to have £20 salary for five years to
come. Col. S. Brown gives £240 for three schools in
the body of the town, viz. Grammar School £120;
Reading, writing and cyphering school, £60, and wo-
man's school, £60. B. Lynde jr. gives the G. School
£20. The town render these benefactors their sincere
thanks.

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* April 2d. General Court meet in Salem. The
Governor renews his call on the House as to fixing his
salary. He assures them, that all expectation of his
deviating from the King's instruction will be fruitless.
He concludes, " as I kept you together in the Fall that
you might avoid His Majesty's displeasure, until you
put it out of my power to excuse you, by sending home
a declaration tiiat must have been highly offensive
to him, so now I give you an opportunity, which this
House will never have again, of retracing and retriev-
ing so unhappy measures, and of showing that your
professions of duty and loyalty to His Majesty are more
than words." — 4th. The question, "whether the
House will come into any further consideration of set-
tling a salary on the Governor at this session," is put
and decided in the negative.— lOth. A committee of
the House, chosen Dec. 20th, to report on the message
of the Council of the 10th of the same month, regret,
that the Council have taken a stand against them by
taxing them with mistaken views about the Court's be-
ing nioved to Salem and with endangering the Consti-
tution and ill-treating His Excellency. 12th. The
Council inform the House, that they non-concur with
the vote of 10th inst. for £300 sterl. to be paid Messrs.
Wilks and Belcher for presenting and advocating the
memorial of the House to the King. The Council say
that their reasons for this are,— that the House would
not give them a copy of their memorial and that they
had incorrectly stated in the menorial, that the Council
were opposed to a fixed and definite salary for the Gov-
ernor.—16th. Rev. S. Fisk is allowed £10 for offi-
ciating as chaplain to the Council and House the last
and present session. — The House return thanks to Wil-
liam Foy, William Clark and John Aiford, of Boston,
and others, for subscribing money to compensate the
Agents in London for proceeding with their memorial
to His Majesty, and also promise that thev will endea-
vour to have the sum, thus raised to be paid in season,

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17th. " A petition of Francis Gahtman, of Salem,
Chyrurgeon, shewing, that by order of this Govern-
ment, 1704, Capt. Larramore and others were sent to
England to receive their tryals, as accessaries to
Quelch's pyracy, he was sent over with them, and in
his passage was taken and carried captive into France
and lost his cloathing, books, chyrurgeon's chest and
instruments, to a considerable value, praying for such
relief as the Court shall think proper. Referred to
next May session." 18th. The Governor informs the
House, that his proceedings had been approved by the
Lords Commissioners, that he had not ordered them
any pay, because they had refused to do business one
third of their sessions and to compensate him, as the
King required ; and that " what has been hitherto done
may be charged on this House of Representatives only ;
but the Country will now have an opportunity by a
new choice of showing their loyalty to His Majesty as
well as faithfulness to their own Constitution.^' He
dissolves the Legislature. * 22d. B. Lynde, senior,
of Salem, sits for the first time, Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court.

Josiah Woicot, merchant, dies about this time. He
married Penelope Curwin, 1685, and Mary Feek, of
Boston, 1694, He left children. He was frequently
Selectman and Representative to the Legislature. He
was Justice of the Court of Sessions and of Common
Pleas. He was extensively useful and much respected.

t May 12th. As the Legislature are about to meet
in the Court House, there is a vote to have it painted.
It is ordered, that a hired watch of two or four men, be
ordered to the bellman's watch for Election week, to
prevent disorders, which " may arise from so great a
concourse of people as usually tiiere are on such public
occasions." — f 28th. I'he Legislature meet in the
Comt House here. D. Epes and B. Lynde, jr. are
Representatives. — J Mr. Wise, of Berwick, preaches
the Election Sermon from Romans 13 ch. 4 vs. — Im-

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mediately after the Council is formed, His fJxcellency
prorogues the Court to June 25th, without delivering
any message.

* July 7th. The people here vote, that, as the Go-
vernor had given no order to pay the Representatives
the last political year, Messrs. Marston and Lynde, of
this body, should be compensated out of the town trea-
sury, on condition, that, if they should be paid by
the Province, they would refund what they have of
Salem. — The town tax for poor, highways, &c. is
£350. — flOth. The General Court having sat at Sa-
lem from June 25th, without having any communica-
tion from the Governor, as to public business, are ad-
journed by him to meet Aug. 21 st at Cambridge. —
J 16th. Capt. Wm. Cash, having arrived here in a
Sal(>m brig from Ireland, with 161 passengers, gives a
list of them and their circumstances to the selectmen.
Of these passengers were men, who had families and
indented servants, and who were of good report. Ro-
bert Noyes, the merchant, and the captain, give bonds
of £500 to secure the town against charges for 19 of
the passengers,

§ Aug. 6th. The organization of the First Church,
exactly 100 years before, is commemorated here.
" There were 13 ministers present and a considerable
confluence of people both from this place and towns
about." — II 21st. General Court meet at Cambridge.
The Governor informs the House, that they were con-
sidered in England as acting dislojaly, and that his
difiiculty with them should be laid l)etorc Parliament.
H 22d. Walter Price is appointed by William Tailor,
Deputy Naval Oflicer in Salem, in room of B. Lynde,
jun. — 28th. Thomas Robie, M. D. dies, in his 41st
year. He was born in Boston. He graduated at Har-
vard College, 1707, where he wa-:; tutor and fellow se-
veral years. He Icfc wife Mehitable, and children,
Mehitable, William and Elizabeth. He vras learned
and respectable in his profession.

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Sept. 7th. Gov. Burnet dies of a fever in Boston
He was son of the celebrated Bishop Burnet, and was
born March, 1688. S. Brown, of Salem, was one of
SIX who attended as bearers, at his funeral. Mr. Bur-
net was taken away in the midst of a difficult and
growmg controversy with the Representatives.—* 8th.
B. Ljnde, jr. is on a committee of the House, to make
preparation for the Governor's funeral. This was or-
dered as follows :-His two sons, daughter and sisters,
Mr. Langlazary, French tutor to his children, GeorP;e
tJurnet, his steward, and his servants, to be dressed in
mourning ; his " coach and coach horses and a led horse
to be put into mourning ;» the present members of
t^ouncil and House, ministers of King's Chapel in Bos-
ton, three doctors and bearers. President of College
women who laid out the corpse, to have gloves and
rings ; 12 under bearers, Justices of Peace, Captains of
castle and man of war. Officers of Custom House, Pro-
fessors and Fellows of College, to have gloves, and
ministers, besides those of King's chapel, who attend,
to have gloves ; the wives of those, who have rings, are
to have gloves, if attending the funeral; guns at the
L-astle and Battery to be dischai^ed ; wine needful to
retresh Boston regiment under arms to be provided •
this regiment to have usual mourning, its field officers
to have gloves and rings, and its other commissioned
ohicers to have gloves ; "the door keepers of his Excel-
lency and this Court to be put into mourning," The
expenses of this funeral were £1097 11 3.— f 10th
Mr. Fisk, and Dea. P. Osgood and John Nutting, are
oil council for the ordination of James Osgood over the
Church at Stoneham. Mr. Osgood, thus ordained, was
son of Dea. P. Osgood, and was a member of the First
Church here.

t Nov. 2Gth. The Village Church grant dismission
to eight males and sixteen females to help form the
Church at Middleton. They are, also, represented at
the ordination of Andrew Peters over the Middleton
Church.

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*Dec. lOtli. Mr. Fisk, Dea. P. Osgood and
Thomas Barton are of the Council, who ordain Josc^ph
Champney over the first Church of Beverly.

1730.

Jan. 24th. William, son of John Gedney, dies,
aoed 62. He married Hannah Gardner, 1690. He
left widow, Elizabeth and children, Bartholomew and
Hannah Grant ; and grand children, William Ged-
ney and Elizabeth Davie. He was selectman, long the
Town Treasurer, and a Justice of the General Ses-
sions Court. He deserved and received public confi-
dence.

t Feb. An inhabitant had been fined 20s. for not
attending public worship ; but as he was poor and had
promised reformation, the sum was remitted to him.

March 16th. The swing bridge over the Creek near
S. Mills, is taken into the town's hands.

t May 27th. General Court meet at Cambridge.
B. Lynde, jr. and Jonathan Wolcot are Representa-
tives.—29th. The Legislature vote to make prepara-
tions to receive Jonathan Belcher, as successor to Gov.
Burnet. He reached Boston the beginning of August. —
80th. As the small pox prevailed in Boston and mem-
bers of the Legislature were exposed to it, Lt. Gov.
Dummcr adjourns them.

^Aug. 19th. Village Church is represented on
Councifat Lynn, for dismissing Rev. Nathaniel Spar-
hawk from this people.— 1| 31st. Wheat Us., Rye 8s.,
Corn 6s. 4d., Oats 3s., Barley 6s. 6d., Pork a bbl. £10,
Beef a bbl. £5, Beef 8d. lb. Mutton 8d., Lamb 9d.,

Veal 8d.

USept. 9th. The Legislature sit at Cambridge.
Gov. Belcher informs the House, that if they refuse
him a salary, as demanded by the King, their conduct
will be laid before Parliament. He also states to them,
that the King considered them, as having attempted, by
unwarrantable practices, to weaken, if not cut off obe-

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dience, which they owe to the Crown and the depend-
ance, which all Colonies are expected to have on the
mother country. The House, however, refuse to com-
ply with his wishes.

Oct. 7th. The Legislature, having been adjourned
by the Governor, because of small pox in Boston, meet
at Roxbury. — * 16th. Doct. Geo. Jackson, of Salem,
had visited the people of Marblehead, sick with the
small pox.

Dec. 23d. The S. Ferry to Marblehead is to be
stopped because the small pox prevails there.

t £380 in Province bills for £100 sterling.

1731.

t Feb. 10th. General Court assemble in Boston. —
25th. French and German Protestants, who live in
the Province and have acted loyally, petition for the
privileges of His Majesty's naturally born subjects.
Their petition is granted 16th of March.

March 13th. B. Lynde and T. Lindall, of the
Council, are on board of conference between the As-
sistants and Representatives about the Governor's sala-
ry. The Representatives, in a few days, refuse to fix
his salary. — ^15th. Baker's Island and the Misery are
sold to Hon. John Turner and Benjamin Marston, Esq.
on such terms, as they and the committee of the town
may comply with. — The income of the price of this
property is to be for the Grammar School.

II April 2d. General Court give thanks to Benjamin
Colman for his sermon and desire a copy of it. It was
preached the day before on the occasion of Thomas
Hollis' death, of London, " who (as the Court say) has
merited highly of this government and people by his
liberal benefactions to Harvard College for the promo-
tion of learning and religion in this province."

U. 5th. Walter, son of John and Sarah Price, had
died lately. He was born May 17, 1676, and gradu-
ated at H. College 1695. He married Freestone,

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daughter of John Turner, March 30, 1699. She died
June 14, 1714, in her 37th year. He was pubbshe^d
to EUzabeth, daughter of WiUiani Hirst, Feb. 4, 1716.
She survived him. He left two chidren, Sarah and
Elizabeth, and grand children of his son John, deceased.
He was often selectman. He was a Captam m the
battle at Haverhill 1708. He was a Commissioner ot
the Province loan for Essex, and Naval Officer for the
port of Salem. He followed in the useful and honour-
able path of his ancestors.

* 12th. B. Lynde, sen. is on a Committee to considei?
a printed sermon, " said to be preached at Southborough,
Dec. 21st, by John Greenwood, pastor of Church at
Rehoboth, at the ordination of Nathan Stone, pastor of
Church at Southborough, which the House apprehend
may have a tendency to subvert the good order of the
churches and towns within this Province."

May 26th. The Legislature meet. B. Lynde, sen-
ior, and J. Turner, are "of the Council and so continue
till 1737. D. Epes and B. Lynde, jr. are Representa-
tives. Mr. Fisk, of Salem, preaches the Election ser-
mon. He remarks, " We are now entering on the se-
cond century of choosing Magistrates in Massachusetts.

t June 21st. Samuel, son of William Brown, is buried.
He was born Oct. 8, 1669. He married Eunice,
dau-hter of John Turner, 1696. For his second wife,
he married Abigail, daughter of John Keach, merchant,
of Boston, 1706. She died Feb. 8th, l72o, and left
three sons, Samuel, William, and Benjamin. '' the
Gov and Lt. Governor and a great number ot dis-
tinguished persons" attended his funeral. He bequeth-.
ed £70 to First Church for purchasing a silver flagon ;
e44 to four ministers of Salem ; £100 to poor within
Town Bridge ; £50 to G. School ; £50 to read-
ing and writing school ; £50 for a woman's school
for poor children; £60 to H. College to purchase
a handsome plate with his coat of arms upon it ; and,
also, to said College about 200 acres of land and the

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buildings thereon in Hopkinton, the " income thereof
always to be for bringing up some poor scholar or schol-
ars, more esi^ecially such as his sons, and their poster-
ity may recommend."— He left a large personal and
real estate. He sustained many offices. He was often
selectman, and long of the House and Council. He
was Justice of the General Sessions Court, and of the
Court of Common Pleas. *' He was a wise and faith-
ful assertor of his country's interests."

* Sept. 14th. It is put to vote, whether the town
will consider what has been lately published by order
of the House of Representatives, about the supply of
the public treasury. The vote is passed in the nega-
tive. The supply, here spoken of, was to be made bj
taxes on polls and estates of the towns in the Province,
to pay the sum, which the Representatives considered
as due to Gov. Belcher. As their mode of compensat-
ing him, was not according to Royal instructions, he
still declines to accept their appropriations.

t Dec. 3d. B. Lynde, jr. is on committee of the
House, to consider what farther may be done, to assist
their agent, Mr. Wilks, in London, to oppose any en-
deavours, in favour of Barbadoes and other Sugar
Islands, — which may tend to impair the trade of this
Province.— t5th. Sarah Odel is received into the
First Church. "She was deaf and dumb, but quick
to understand by signs."— § 9th. B. Lynde, jr. is of
a committee to report on the memorial of Roger Price,
" Commissary of the Episcopal Churches in New Eng-
land," for a law to relieve Episcopalians, as there had
been for Quakers and Baptists. This petition was
granted 6th of January, with certain restrictions — 31st.
The House order £200 to be paid the Selectmen of
Edgarton, to relieve the Palatines, lately brought into
Martha's Vineyard. These foreigners came from Rot-
terdam, and intended to land in Pennsylvania, but the
captain of the vessel, in which they embarked, did not
comply with his contract.

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1732.

Jan. 7th. Thomas and Hannah Dustan, of Haver-
hill, state, in a petition to the Legislature, that they
have suffered great injuries from the Indians in the late
wars ; that shS was carried into captivity in 1697 by
them, at which time, by the assistance ot another wo-
man, she killed and scalped ten Indians, for which ser-
vice they had a reward from the Province. They also
state, that, as they have grown old and are in low cir-
cumstances, they desire help. The Court order that
200 acres of unappropriated land, be laid out for them.
29th. The House vote, that the French, who had built
at Crown Point, should, if necessary, be forcibly driven
thence, because the said Point belongs to the English.
French encroachments had been much complained of
previously.

* April 29th. Wheat 8s. to 9s., Rye 6s. to 6s. 6d.,
Corn 5s. 6d. to 6s. 6., Oats 3s. 6d. to 4s., Malt 7s.,
Beef 7 1-2 to 9d., Mutton 8d., Veal 6 to 9d.

May 31st. General Court assemble. D. Epes and
B. Brown are Representatives.

June 9th. A petition in favour of the surviving sol-
diers and heirs of those dead, who fought in the Narra-
ganset war above fifty years ago, had been presented to
the Legislature as early as 1728, and is now confirmed
for two townships of land. Five more townships were
voted to the same persons April 26, 1733. To these
grants some of the inhabitants of Salem had a propor-
tionate claim.

July 5th. To co-operate with the Society of Scot-
land for propagating Christian knowledge among the
Indians, the Legislature order, that there be three mis-
sionaries for five years, each of them to have £100 sal-
ary, if stationed, as follows, one at the Truck House on
St. George's River, another at Richmond Fort, and the
third at the Block House above Northfield, and there
serve as chaplains and missionaries. — f 10th. J. Tur-
ner of the Council, and B. Brown, of the House, are

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among the persons, designated to attend the Governor
in his interview with Eastern Indians at Falmouth 20th
instant.

* Aug. 1st. Town tax is £500. f There are 520
houses, 1200 taxable polls, and 5000 inhabitants in Sa-
lem.— t" Very broad brim'd hats were worn. My father
had a beaver whose brims were at least seven inches.
They were all cocked triangularly. Pulling them off
by way of salutation was invariably the fashion by all
who had any breeding."

1733.

§ Jan. 10th. The First Church is represented in
Council for ordaining John Warren over Wenham
Church. Two more churches of Salem, first and third
of Ipswich, and two of Beverly are present. Mr. Sam-
uel Wigglesworth preaches from Heb. 13 ch. 17 verse.
Mr. Warren was born at Roxbury, Sept. 18, 1704;
graduated at Harvard College 1725 ; and died July 19,
1749.

il March 31st. Beef is 6 1-2 to 8d., veal 8d. to lOd.,
mutton 8d. to 9d., pork 9d., corn 7s. to 7s. 6d., rye 8s.
to 9s., wheat very scarce.

1 May 30th. Generel Court meet. D. Epes and
B. Brown are Representatives. — 31st. The Governor
in his speech to the House says : " In obedience to
His Majesty, I must inform you, he still expects, that
you make provision for the support of His Government
according to his Royal instructions."

June 6th. The question is proposed, whether the
House will grant the Governor a fixed salary, and they
passed it unanimously in the negative. — 14th. The
Governor informs the House, that the act which they
had passed for supplying the Treasury, could not re-
ceive his assent. — 15th. The House have the question
before them, " Whether they will project any other
method for the supplying of the Treasury, than the bill

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already passed both Houses tliis session for that pur-
pose," and they decide it in the negative.

* July 17th. Of eleven churches, invited by mem-
bers of Mr. Fisk's church, who were dissatisfied with
him, ten are represented in a Council, which sit here.
It appears, that so long before as Dec. 15, 1718, a re-
gular vote was passed by brethren of First Church to
see about having a lecture preached, which as they
remark, had been ever since the formation of their
Church. This lecture was suspended at the decease of
Messrs. Curwin and Noyes. On Dec. 25th, the breth-
ren met, and some thought it would be well to have a
lecture begin, and others to have it delayed. Upon
what was said, Mr. I", recorded a vote, either at the
time of its being passed or afterwards, in fiivour of re-
viving the lecture. — About two months after this meet-
m^, Mr. F. began his lecture and continued it till Feb.
172G, when he discontinued it, — assigning as a reason,
that it was very thinly attended. His doing of this
produced dissatisfaction among his people. Some of
them endeavoured to have the lecture revived. March,
1728, Mr. F. preached on vows to God and the sin of
breaking them, and then referred his hearers to the vote
of Dec. 25, 1718, as a vow, whhch had been broken. —
April 1st. A majority of the Church met about this
sermon. — 10th. A committee of them waited on Mr. F.
concerning its doctrine, as applied to them, and stated to
him, that they considered what was said at the Church
meeting nearly ten years before, about a lecture, was
not sufficient for him to put down the vote, with respect
to it, as he had. From this there were various means
proposed by Mr. F. and his friends, and by the persons
dissatisfied with him, for settling their difficulties. —
1732 — March 16th. Fourteen brethren exhibited char-
ges against Mr. F. as to the vote and sermon. — 23d.
Mr. F. wished to know if they had brought all their
charges against him. — 27th. They said they had not
mentioned some things, because they were only requi-

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site to explain or prove their charges. Hence, Mr. F.
declined to call a Church meeting, as they proposed,
till they should present every particular which they had
against him. — Nov. 8th. Ten brethren who had with-
drawn from communion with Mr. F., sent a committee
to advise with Boston ministers.— 20th. These minis-
ters desired the brethren to examine themselves and
see whether they had done right in withdrawing, and
to strive for healing their divisions. — 1733. April 23d.
The Pastors of seven churches in Boston informed Mr.
F., that they had been applied to by part of his Church
to assemble in Salem, as a Council, July 17th — At this
date, as previously stated, these seven and three other
churches, having formed themselves into a Council, re-
ceived a letter from Mr. F. wherein he disclaimed the
need of their session and their right to settle the troubles
of his Church. They, however, proceeded in their ex-
amination of the complaints against him ; and, on 20th,
gave their result. This result justified the brethren,
who called the Council ; but advised them to become
reconciled with their Pastor, and use endeavours for un-
ion in his Church.

* Aug. 15th. The Governor remarks to the House,
that His Majesty's Order in Council, as an answer to
their address, and the order of the House of Commions,
as an answer to tlieir memorial, were so full as to their
supplying of the Treasury, as to leave them no excuse
for their delay. In reference to this subject, General
Court had petitioned the King, that he would so alter
his instructions to their Governor as not to have the
royal consent necessary belore their acts for raising a
revenue could be legal. In reply to them the King re-
marks : "His Majesty doth declare and signifiy his
high displeasure at these repeated applications upon
points, which have been already maturely considered
by His Majesty in Council." The instructions, about
which the Legislature had petitioned the King, had
been given, because as his Majesty's Council remark :

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^' A pernicious practice had prevailed in several Planta-
tions of America for issuing bills of credit instead of
money, to pay public debts. Hence great inconven-
iences arose in depreciation of bills. His late Majesty
sent instructions to all his Governors in America, and
among them Gov. Shute, in 1720, to order them not to
give their assent for printing and issuing bills of credit,
unless the act for them have a clause to denote, that it
is not valid without his Majesty's consent, excepting
acts for raising and settling revenue to pay charges of
government."— 16th. " Whereas this Province is un-
der the manifest tokens of Divine displeasure, particu-
larly with respect to the difticulties, attending the pub-
lic affairs at this time," the House desire the Governor
to appoint a day of prayer and humiliation— 21st.
The Council propose, that a Fast be kept on Friday m
their chamber by the whole Court. The House decline
to comply with their proposal.

Oct. 5th. On the question, whether the House will

conform with His Majesty's order, as to supplying the

Treasurv, they voted in the negative.— 19th. riie

Councir send the following to the House : *' This

Court being informed, that a number of merchants and

traders of Boston are engaged in a project to emit bills

or notes on their own credit, to the value of £110,000,

and that the Colony of R. Island are making a very

large emission of bills, whereby it is apprehended the

public bills of this Province, which are already too much

depreciated, may be affected, and it being the duty and

interest of this government by all means to keep up the

value of the bills of credit by them established," voted,

that a committee of their body join a committee of the

House to report what is proper to be done.— 22d. i he

Council vote to send and inquire of William Wanton,

Governor of Ft. Island, as to the large emission of bills

of credit on that Colony, which are feared, as tending

to depreciate the bills of Massachusetts.— 30th. Ihe

House vote to supply the Treasury with £76,500 in

bills of credit, for discharging public debts. Twenty-

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five Repiesentatives are against and fifty for this act.
* William Fairfax, of Salem, is a receiver of the duties
for the support of the Royal Hospital, at Greenwich.
These duties appear to have been assesments laid on
seamen. Every fisherman paid 6d. a month for the
Hospital.

t Nov. 2d. The Governor, having the opinion of
the Council, that the late act of the House, for supply-
ing the Treasury, might be considered as agreeino- with
his Majesty's order, remarks to the House— ""How
much strife had it prevented and how great a change,
and how happy had it been for this Province, if former
Assemblies had come into the same wise and just w^ay
of thinking you are now fallen upon."— He recom-
mends to the House, that they vote such a sum, as was
justly due Gov. Burnet, to his children. He observes
to them, that a step of this kind would tend to establish
them " in the Royal grace and favour." They accord-
ingly vote £3000.

t The Episcopal Church of Salem is built this year.
The land belonging to it, was valued at £120. P.
English and children, with other family connexions,
who were owners of the land, gave £95 of its worth,
and, for the rest, they took a pew.

1734.

§ Feb. 9th. A memorial of the ofticers, soldiers and
heirs of persons deceased, who belonged to Essex and
were in public service in 1690, under Sir William
Phipps, is presented to the Legislature, praying, that
they might be compensated for their *' great misfor-
tunes and fatigues, which they underwent in the expe-
dition to Port Royal."— 28th. The Legislature agree
to celebrate Queen Caroline's birth day on the morrow.

11 March 18th. ^ As the inhabitants of S. Village
stated, that a chief reason ^vhy they had requested to
be set off as a town by themselves, was that they had
trouble about getting money for a school, it is voted,

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that two schools be kept within the bridge, one at the
middle precinct, and one at S. Village, and also one at
Ryal Side.

* April 1 1th. As the Governor informed the House,
January 25th, that a univ ersal war in Europe was ex-
pected and that fortifications, on the sea-board, should
be repaired, they order, that as soon as Salem shall
thoroughly repair Fort Ann, mount fifteen cannon, and
provide suitable carriages for them, and other warlike
materials, £600 in bills shall be granted towards the ex-
pense of such things. — 15th. The House are inform-
ed, that the King had nullified their act of April, 1731,
for paying the members of the General Court, which
raised each Counsellor's pay to 10s. and each Repre-
sentative's from 4s., to 6s. a day, while in session.

May 28th. General Court meet. B. Brown and
D. Epes are Representatives.

t June 4th. Caleb Pickman is killed by lightning,
while standing at his mother's door in main street. He
was son of Benjamin and Abigail Pickman, and born
June 10th 1715. — t 5th. B. Lynde, senior, is on com-
mittee to draft an address to the King, congratulating
him " on the marriage of the Princess Royal with His
Most Serene Highness the Prince of Orange."

^ July 16th. "a council, called by some a synod, and
by others the grand council, meet in Salem, with refer-
ence to the difficulties of the First Church. To under-
stand the object of such a session, it is requisite to
mention some particulars not yet stated. May 3, 1733,
Mr. Fisk informs the brethren of his church, who were
dissatisfied with him, that if they will prove their accu-
sation against him, he will give them satisfaction ; but
if they cannot prove it, they shall give him satisfaction ;
and if he and they could not agree about the sufficiency
of proof, he was ready to ask the opinion of others.
He states to them, that this is the only method of issue,
in which he will consent to join. — Dec. 20th. Twen-
ty-one brethren of Mr. F's church write to s(;cond

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church of Boston and invite them to deal with his
church, according to Cambridge Platform, because they
would not settle tlieir difierences, and, therefore, walk-
ed disorderly. — 1734, Feb. 6th. The second church
of Boston admonish the First Church here, and desire
them to confer with their messengers on 20th. — 13th.
Brethren, friendly to Mr. F., being eighteen, write to
second church of Boston, and express to them their sur-
prise, that they should be giving heed to their other
brethren respecting difficulties of First Church here.
14th. Mr. F. also writes to the second church of

Boston, disapproving of their interference. 20th.

Joshua Gee and Samuel Mather, of the second church
of Boston, wait on Mr. F. and his friends, who decline
to hear them as delegates of an offended church, be-
cause they had no voice in calling them. — 21st. These
delegates leave a letter of admonition to First Church,
as the leading step of discipline according to Platform.
April 23d. According to second step with an offending
church, the second church of Boston, having invited
the third church there, the church of Rumney Marsh,
and first church of Gloucester, to sit in Council at Sa-
lem, holds a session here with these other churches. —
25th. This Council leave an admonitory letter for the
First Church, which Mr. F. and his friends decline to
receive. — May 27th. The brethren, calling themselves
aggrieved, write Mr. Cheever, of Rumney Marsh, as
Moderator of the late Council, that their other brethren
had given them no satisfaction, and that they wished
further means used for such an object. — June 19th.
The churches which composed the Council, that sat
here April 23d, inform Mr. F. that they had sent let-
ters to twenty-seven other churches, having thirty min-
isters, to sit in Council at Salem, as a third way of dis-
cipline. The Council, having met, as before mention-
ed, was composed of delegates from nineteen churches,
from which there were seventeen ministers. They
vote, that each Elder shall have but a single vote, and
that a majority of their body shall decide any question.

1734] *^^

The four churches, which had called the Council, de-
sired them to saj, whether they had injured Mr. F. or
any of his church ; and, if not, to join with them in
convincing him and them of their error ; and bear testi-
mony against his and their refusal to unite with the
other brethren in an attempt to settle their difficulties.
17th. Mr. F. and his church being desired by Coun-
cil to attend their session, he answered " that as he
had always declared against the third way of commun-
ion and therefore had all along refused to have any
thing to do in this way, so he still declared against it
and refused to have any thing to do in this matter."
As a majority of the Council voted, that it was inexpe-
dient to have laid before them the proposal of Mr. F.,
made to his dissatisfied brethren. May 3, 1733, and
the proceedings of the Council the following July 17th,
Rev. Messrs. Tufts of Newbury, Wigglesworth of Ips-
wich, Chipman of Beverly, Barnard and Holyoke of
Marbleaead, withdrew and declined to act with the
Council. The delegates of these ministers appear to
have withdrawn, except those of Mr. Holyoke. * Mr.
Barnard informed his Church, that several other elders
were discontented, because the documents requested,
were not produced, but still continued to join with the
Council. The Council decided, that the steps taken
by the four churches, in reference to Salem Church,
were according to the Word of God and acknowledged
principles of Congregationalism. The delegates of the
four churches were then invited to join with the Coun-
cil in future proceedings. — 18th. A committee re-
quested Mr. F. and his church to confer with the Coun-
cil at the Town House, o o'clock, P. M. They re-
ported, that Mr. F. declined their invitation ; that but
one or two of his friends thought of appearing ; and
that the dissatisfied brethren would attend. Mr. Sam-
uel Ruck, of Mr. F's supporters, requested the Council
to have Mr. F's proposal for reconciliation, previously
called for, considered by their body. They complied

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SO far with his request, as to have it read, but voted to
consider it no further. — 20th. The Council voted to
adopt a letter of advice to First Church and adjourn to
15th of Oct. This letter advised Mr. F. and both his
friends and opposers to settle their difficulties, during
the adjournment, on pain of excommunication from the
churches composing the Council. It is signed by Ne-
liemiah Walter of Roxbury as Moderator. * 3 1st.
Corn 6s. 6d. to 7s., rye 7s. 6d., oats 3s., wheat 10s to
lis., beef 8d. to 9d., lb. and £4 to £4 10 bbl., pork
£5 10 to £8 bbl., hay 5s. to 5s. 6d. cwt.

t Aug 16th. Twenty-four brethren, friendly to Mr.
risk, propose to the other brethren, considering them-
selves aggrieved, that the lecture, which they used to
have, should be revived. — 20th. Seventeen of the ag-
grieved brethren answer, that they wish to settle their
difficulty about the vote recorded by Mr. F., as to the
suspended lecture, before they unite in its renewal. —
29th. The brethren, -favourable to Mr. F., state to the
other brethren, that, until they bring a plain accusation
against him and lay it before him in writing with proof,
they consider them as preventing a reconciliation in the
Church, — they declare it as their serious opinion, that
their reasons for withdrawing from communion, are un-
warrantable ; and concluded, " we expect you will not
write to us again in this affair, until you have complied
with our Pastor's proposals, which we think are rea-
sonable and scriptural."

Oct. 15th. The Ecclesiastical Council meet, ac-
cording to adjournment, in Salem Town House. Jere-
miah Wise, Pastor of Berwick Church, is chosen Mod-
erator. The Council inquhe whether their committee
had delivered their letter to Salem Church. The com-
mittee answer, that Mr. F. and Dea. P. Osgood declin-
ed to receive the letter, but that they left it with the
dissatisfied brethren. — The Council invite Mr. F. and
his friends to attend on their deliberations, but they de-
cline.— loth. The Council declare to all the churches

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1734] «S

through the Piovhice that the First Church in Salem
(i. e. the majority who had favoured Mr. F.) have for-
feited the privilege of communion with the churclies,
represented in their body. They, however, delay to
pronounce sentence of non-communion against said
Church for three months ; but if, after this delay, the
said Church refuses to hearken, they advise their own
churches, which should accept their result, and all the
churches of the Province to declare the sentence of
non-communion against said Church. — The Council
recommend to the communion of their own and other
churches in the Province, twenty-three of the brethren,
who were dissatisfied with Mr. F. Mr. Prescott, and
his delegate dissented from this result. The Council
remove to the Meeting House of First Parish and have
their result read to a numerous auditory ; and order
copies of it to be delivered to the several parties con-
cerned.

* Dec. 4th. Fast is observed in the First Parish on
proposal of Mr. Fisk, for revival of religion in the world,
this land and neighbourhood, and particularly on account
of his Society's difticullies. — A. M. Mr. Warren prayed.
Mr. Fisk preached from 80th Ps. 14 verse. P. M.
Mr. Champney prayed. Mr. Clark preached from Jer.
32 ch. 59 verse. On this occasion there was a large
assembly. — f 31st. " As wars in America between
French and English had been carried on barbarously
hy surprising men, women and children at their lawful
business, contrarv to all methods of war both ancient
and modern," the Representatives vote that the Gover-
nor agree with the French Governor of Canada to pre-
serve a neutrality, or, if war, to carry it on less inhu-
manly, and, also, that he propose this subject to other
Provincial Governors. A petition of Salem is present-
ed to the Legislature, through their Representatives,
statinir, '* Whereas Salem is a most ancient town of
Massachusetts Province, and very much straightened
for land, its inhabitants pray, that a tract of land may

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be given them at the head of the main branch of Swift
River, southward of the new township of Paquoig."
Their petition is granted on the conditions, that one lot
for the first settled minister, one for the ministry, and
one for a school, be reserved ; that each grantee give a
bond of £25, that he will be on the spot, and have a
house seven feet stud, and eighteen square, at least,
seven acres laid down for English grass so as to be
mowed, help build a meeting house and settle a minis-
ter, within five years ; and each grantee to pay £5 on
his admission to be of the settlers, towards the expense
of surveying the township. A considerable number of
townships had been granted on similar conditions.

1735.

* March 10th. Persons of the First Parish here, dis-
affected with Mr. Fisk, vote to use endeavours for his
exclusion from their meeting house and for employing

another preacher. f 17th. Gardner and Gatcheli

have leave to build a mill on Forest River, provided
they give a good way through their own land, make
and maintain a suitable cart bridge over the River at
their own expense.

t April. As persons belonging to New Hampshire,
had issued promissory notes, payable in bills of New-
Hampshire, Connecticut, R. Island, and Massachusetts,
or in gold, silver^ and hemp, " at the unknown price
they may be in Portsmouth 1647," the Lesislature for-
bid them to be taken in trade, on penalty of the sum
received and also treble its value. — ^I8th. The breth-
ren, opposed to Mr. Fisk, vote to dismiss him and hire
Samuel Mather of Boston to supply their pulpit. — 27th.
The same brethren and part of the Congregation as-
semble in the meeting house on the Sabbath to w^orship.
Mr. Fisk and a number of his friends also meet there.
As he is going to enter his pulpit, he is told that if he
persists he will be prevented. After some time, he
withdraws and requests the audience to follow him.

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1736] ^^^

In the afternoon, he appears in the meeting house with
his supporters, and tries to enter the pulpit, but is hin-
dered. He then desires silence and begins to pray,
but such is the confusion, he stops. Perceiving himself
not allowed to conduct the worship, he retires.

May 6th. Mr. Fisk gives bonds for his appearance
at Court to answer for attempting to preach in his pul-
pit. James Ruck and Timothy Pickering, members of
his church, are his sureties. — * 28th. General Court
meet. D. Epes and B. Brown are Representatives.

t Sept. 1st. Walter Hamilton in a contest with
Cufiee, a negro servant of John Clark, merchant, of
Salem, so wounds him with shot from his gun, that he
dies in a few minutes. Hamilton was tried for mur-
der, but cleared.

t Oct. 31st. Beef 8d., veal 9d., mutton, Iamb and
pork 8d., wheat 12s., rye 8s., corn 6s. Gd., oats Ss.,
Hour 48s. bbl., cyder 10s. bbl., hay 5s. to 6s. 6d. cwt.,
biitter 18d. to 20d.

^ Nov. 10th. The Province tax of Salem is £930
114. In reference to this tax, the people here pass the
following : — " Whereas there is an additional sum of
£200 laid on this town above and beyond their equal
proportion of the land tax, on account of the proposed
impost's being lowered — Voted, that D. Epes and B.
Brown be directed to make a just representation of the
great decay of the fishery, and the grievous burthen on
the W. India trade, by reason of the late act of Parlia-
ment, imposing a heavy duty on the goods imported
from the Islands, called foreign ; and the great sums
drawn from us towards the support of the Greenwich
hospital ; the growing charge on account of the increase
of the poor among us ; together with the great uneasi-
ness among the tradesmen, farmers and other inhabi-
tants not immediately concerned in maratime affairs,
nor advantaged by it more than the inhabitants of the
neighbouring towns, that pay but their equal proportion
of tl\e land tax, and are not burthened as this town is ;

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therefore, they petition General Court for liberty to
draw the said £200 out of the public treasury, or such
other relief as the equity of the case doth require." —
Dec. 8th. A committee of the Legislature visit Salem
and hold a session of three days in the town house, con-
cerning the new meeting house, which Mr. Fisk's sup-
porters had begun for him. The Committee find that
the frame was placed only twelve perches and eleven
feet from the First Parish meeting house ; and their re-
port, presented Jan. 1st, and accepted, requires that the
meeting house of Mr. F's friends shall not stand nearer
to the other than forty perches. — 20th. D. Epes is
empowered by the Legislature to call the first meeting
of the Salem grantees of the new township for trans-
acting business.

1736.

April 1st. Public Fast on account of throat distem-
per, which had proved very mortal in N. England and
Massachusetts. — * 23d. Sixty-one men, who dissented
from Mr. Fisk, form themselves, as the First Parish, to
maintain preaching. — fSOth. Beef 8 to lOd., mutton
12d., lamb 6d. to 7d., pork lOd., wheat 14s. to 15s.,
corn 6s. 6d. to 6s. 9d., rye 7s. 6d. to 8s., hay 6s. cwt.

May 26th. General Court sit. D. Epes and B.
Brown are Representatives. Of £9000 tax, Boston
pays £1620, Salem £258 15, Ipswich £253 10, New-
bury £212 12 6, and Marblehead £180. Narragan-
set township No. 3, had been set off to inhabitants of
Salem for services in war.

June 6th. P. Clark of S. Village preaches the Ar-
tillery Election Sermon. — 10th. B. Brown is on com-
mittee of House to prepare for a " handsome celebration
of the Prince of Wales' marriage with the Princess of
Saxe Gotha, on Saturday 12th." — *23d. The propri-
etors of the Episcopal Church, having previously appli-
ed to the Society for propagating the Gospel, to aid them
in their n orship, but without effect, because their case

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1736] ^'^

was not known, now apply to the Society for a minis-
ter, through Rev. Mr. Mac Sparran, and promise to pay
the minister, whom they shall send, £130.

*Aug. 5th. Twenty-one brethren, who left Mr.
Fisk, meet and renew their covenant. They vote to
have John Sparhawk as their minister.

t Nov 4th, A bachelor of this town, aged 80, dies.
He had appeared miserably poor. A week before his
decease, he begged of the selectmen something for
thanksgiving. No person knew of his having any pro-
perty, except a woman, to whom he had offered a cer-
tain sum, if she would marry him. When he was sick,
she told his relations of this offer, and they pressed him
to inform them where his money was. He signified to
them, that it was under the cellar floor. After his
death, they searched and found silver coin and gold
dust to the amount of £500. — t 29th. Samuel Ropes
is chosen deacon, and Benjamin Lynde, senior, and
John Nutting, ruling elders of the Church, which had
seceded from Mr. Fisk. J. Nutting accepts his appoint-
ment May 17th.

Dec. 8th. A Council meet to ordain Mr. Sparhawk.
Ministers present with their delegates, were Messrs.
Prescott, Holyoke, Appleton, Chipman, Clark, Hobby
and Champney. Messrs. Warren and Wigglesworth
were invited, but did not attend. The Council being
formed, received a remonstrance from Mr. Fisk and his
friends against Mr. Sparhawk's ordination. They vot-
ed, tiiat " Whereas the Council met at Salem, Oct. 18,
1734, did (after they had censured the First Church)
advise those brethren, who have now called Mr. Spar-
hawk, that, in case they should withdraw from their
own church and offer themselves to another, they might
be received into it as if they had been regularly dis-
missed from their own church, yet we apprehend not
that such advise (nor their constitution in the seventh
article referred to) did at all oblige the said brethen to
seek communion with any other church, provided they

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would settle Gospel ordinances among themselves."
Mr. Appleton of Cambridge preached the sermon from
Prov. 1 1 ch. 30 verse. — Thus were the persons of Mr.
Fisk's church, who had withdrawn from him, fully se-
parated from his charge. * He left the congregation,
who adhered to him, in 1745. His church and Mr.
Sparhawk's had a long disagreement with respect to
land and plate, and, particularly, to the name. First
Church. But, in 1762, they amicably divided the land
and plate, and agreed, that the church, formed by se-
ceders from Mr. Fisk, should be called first. — f 23d.
The precincts of Salem and Beverly petition, that they
become a town. Their petition is not granted.

t 27th. Dea. P. Osgood having withdrawn from
Mr. Fisk's church and joined Mr. Sparhawk's church,
is recommended by the latter for communion to those
churches, which had excommunicated the first church.
Mr. Sparhawk's church vote to have the Scriptures
read, as a part of public worship.

% Wm. Jennison resigned his charge of the E. Church.

1737.

II Jan. 12th. Rev. Thomas Prince is admitted to
the House of Representatives and gives this address : —
" Mr. Speaker, 1 most humbly present to your honour
and this honourable House, the first volume of my
Chronological History of New England, which, at no
small expense and pains, I have composed and publish-
ed for the instruction and good of my country." He
then handed one of his books to the Speaker and anoth-
er for the use of the House.

H Feb. 7th. The amount paid for public schools
here is £250; viz. £12 1 to Ryal Side; £40 2 11
to S. Village ; £45 9 7 to Middle Precinct ; and
£152 6 6 for "the two lower parishes."

^* April 18th. Mr. Sparhawk's church vote to have
a lecture preached every fourth Wednesday at 11

* Tab. Ch. R. t Bov. T. R. X Ch. R. § Bentley.

II Journal of House. U T. R. ** Ch. R.

1737] ^^^

o'clock, A. M., and to commence second Wednesday

of May.

•J

* May 2d. It is agreed, in town meeting, that Mr.
Batter's tanyard and Mr. Parkman's warehouse and
wharf is a suitable place for a 5//// house. — filth.
James Diman is ordained over the E. Church. Ed-
ward Ilolyokc, President of Harvard College, preaches
the sermon from Heb. 13 ch. 17 vs. J 25th. General
Court meet. John Wolcot and B. Brown arc of the
Kepresentatives. J. Turner and B. Lynde, jr. of the
Counsellors, and so continue till after 1740. — 27th.
The Governor remarks, that his salary of £3000 in bills
is not worth £600 sterling. He reminds the House of
what he considered, though they did not, their intima-
tions to the King, that they would raise his salary, so
that it might be suflicient. — 31st. The people of Bev-
erly petition to the Court, that they may either be ex-
cused from paying toll over the Ferry to Salem, as they
never have, or receive a part of the toll profits. Their
petition is not granted.

June 10th £20,000 are to be issued in bills of new
tenor and exchanged for those of the old. £1 of ne^v
tenor bills is to be legally equal to £3 in old tenor bills.
15th. A Committee is to report on retrenchment of
extraordinary expenses at funerals. — 29th. About this
time, it becomes a law, that each member of the Coun-
cil shall recive 3s4 a day while in session, and each
member of the House 2s. in new tenor bills, which are
required to pass as equal to silver.

July. An excise of 50s. is laid on every coach, 30s.
on every chaise with four wheels, 20s. on every other
chaise, calash or chair.

§ Sept 30th. Beef from 7d. to 9d., veal 8d. to lOd.,
lamb lOd., mutton 8d., hay 10s. cwt., oak wood 40s.
a cord, wahiut 47s., turnips 6s., carrots 8s., potatoes
8s. to 9s., wheat 16s., rye 12s., and corn 10s., a bushel,
flour 55s. a barrel.

Dec. 31st. The Legislature add ls8 to the daily

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^^^ [1738

pay of each Counsellor, and ls4 to that of each Repre-
sentative.— * '' Square toed shoes were gomg out of
fashion ; I believe few or none were worn after 1757.
Buckles instead of shoe-strings began to be used, but
were not universal in the country towns till 1740 or
1742."

1738.

t Jan. 4th. The Church at the Village, is represent-
ed on the Council for ordaining Simon Bradstreet over
the second church of Marblehead.

t March 20th. The Representatives of Salem are re-
quested by their constituents to use their influence for
an act, which will allow any minister, whose parish is
composed of persons in two or more towns, to solem-
nize marriage for them wherever they reside.

^ May 31st. General Couit sit. Timothy Lindall
and B. Brown are Representatives.

June 18th. Col. Josiah Williard, of Salem, having
moved to the new township of Winchester, is empow-
ered to call a meeting there for choosing officers.

II Sept. 25th. Rev. Charles Brockwell had propos-
ed to preach for the Episcopal Society here. The pro-
prietors of this Society choose John Clark and Benja-
min Moorehead for Wardens. These two, and Ephri-
am Ingalls, Samuel Stone, Joseph Hiiliard and Jacob
Manning, promise to pay Mr. B., while preaching for
them, £2 10, each in bills of credit, every Sunday
evening or Monday morning.

H Dec. 22d. B. Lynde is on committee of the Coun-
cil to consider how the great difficulties on account of
paper money may be removed.

1739.
** Jan. 12th. The Governor informs tlie House, that
tlie Royal instructions forbid him to sign their bill for
the emission of £60,000 in paper. — 26th. B. Brown

• Memoirs of E. A. Holyoke. t Villa<re Ch. R. t T. R. § Jo.of IIouso.
11 Eo. Cli. R. H Jo. of House. *' Jo. of Houae.

1739] ^^^

of Salem, and Timothy Johnson of Andover, are on
committee to ascertain the circumstances of persons,
who suffered by witchcraft in 1692, and who have not
liad restitution for their losses.

* Feb. 5th. The Selectmen grant leave to Charles
Bradshaw, to keep a dancing and French school here,
so long as he preserves good order.

t April 20th. B. Brown is of a committee to report
on the following clause in the Governor's speech : —
" There are lately come from Canada some persons,
that were taken by Indians from Groton about thirty
years ago, who (it is believed) may be induced to re-
turn into this Province on your giving them some en-
couragement. It would be not only an act of compas-
sion to reclaim them from their savage life, and errors
of the Romish faith ; but their living among us might
be of great advantage to the Province."

May 30th. General Court assemble. William
Brown and Thomas Lee are Representatives. Peter
Clark, of S. Village, preaches the Election Sermon.

June 12th. A committee of the Ministerial Conven-
tion, which met Slst ult., wait on the Legislature in
reference to a litigation about land, granted 1668 by
proprietors of South Kingston, to aid in the support of
a Congregational or Presbyterian minister. It appears,
that Rev. Mr. Mac Sparran, an Episcopalian, claimed
this land from Rev. Joseph Torry of S. Kingston, and
that the case had been decided in favour of the latter
minister. Mr. Mac Sparran had made his second ap-
peal to the King. The committee petition the Legisla-
ture to support '' so public a cause," b}' granting assist-
ance to Mr. Torrey. — 21st. This petition is opposed
by Timothy Cutler, Ebenezer Miller, and Addington
Davenport, the only Episcopal ministers in the Province.
Besides these, however, there were Episcopal preach-
ers, called Missionaries, because coming hither under
the patronage of the Society in England for propagar-
ing the Gospel.

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Sept. 19tli. The Governor informs the House of a
Royal order for commissions of Marque and Reprisals
against Spanish vessels. He says, that, according to a
statement of the Lords Commissioners, April 11th, the
Massachusetts Government had issued in 1714 — 16 —
20 and 27, £260,000 in bills of credit ; that 60 or
£70,000 were not yet redeemed, though one emission
ought to have been twenty years ago ; and that 6s8, the
value of one ounce of silver, was worth more than 20s.
of the old bills.

Oct. 5th. T. Lee is on committee of the House to
inform the Governor, that his late message contained
some things, about their bill last year for an emission
of £60,000 in paper, which affected the free exercise of
Legislative power. The Governor declined to see the
committee. — 9th. He remarks to the Representatives
in reference to the Treasury, which they had not sup-
plied, " Whether owing to me, for my strict obedience
to the Royal order, or to the disregard of your House
to the King's honour and his people's safety," judge ye.

Gen. Isaac Putnam moved from Salem to Pomfret,
Conn. He was born Jan. 7, 1718, and baptized at the
Village Church Feb. 2d. He was son of Joseph and
Elizabeth Putnam. His father was son of John, who
was son of John, who had two brothers, Nathaniel and
Thomas, whose parents were John and Priscilla, of Ab-
botaston, Buckinghamshire, England. He married a
daughter of John Pope, by whom he had ten children,
seven of which were living in 1818. She died 1764.
After her decease he married a widow Gardiner, of
Gardiner Island. He died of an inflamation at Brook-
lyn, Connecticut, May 19, 1790. His name will be
long associated with the conquest of Canada, capture
of Havana, the battle of Breed's Hill, (commonly cal-
led Bunker Hill,) and other events of the Revolution.

1740.
* Jan. 1st. Messrs. Brown and Lee are on commit-

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tee to prepare a statement of the misunderstanding,
which the House had with Gov. Belcher, for Mr. Kilbv,
their agent in London. — 5th. T. Lee is on committee
with respect to the taking of Porpoises, by William
Paine and Co. of Eastham. The committee report,
that they receive 2s. for each porpoise taken, on condi-
tion of delivering " the middle part of the tails to the
town clerk, and that he has burned up the same."—
10th. As war had been declared Oct. 23d, against
Spain, the Council desire to consult the House about
what shall be done. The House non-concur.

March 4th. The Governor remarks to the House :
" I have laid before you the defenceless state of the
Province, the danger and injustice of an empty Trea-
sury."— * 10th. A committee is raised in Salem to pre-
serve deer as the lav/ directs. — fl^th. Phillip English
had died recently. He was son of John, of the Island of
.Jersey, and was baptized June 30, 1651. Pie married
Mary Hollingsworth, 1675, and Sarah Ingersoll, 1698.
He left children. He had been an cnterprizing merch-
ant. Selectman and Representative to General Court.
He and his first wife suffered considerably in their pro-
])erty and persons, from being prosecuted and obliged
to flee on the charge of witchcraft.

t May 28th. General Court convenes. B. Brown
and T. Lee, are Representatives. Besides J. Turner
and B. Lynde, jr. of Salem, as Counsellors, William
lirown is one of two, who were chosen for the same
body, to act for inhabitants or proprietors of land in any
])art of the Province. — 30th. B. Brovni is on commit-
tee to consider his Excellency's speech, relative to the
enlistment of soldiers for an expedition against some
part of Spanish W. Indies.

June 23d. The Governor says to the House, that the
sea coast is unguarded, that there are loud complaints
of public ofiicers for not receiving their due : that money
is needed to pay the bounty of soldiers, engaged to go
an expedition against Cuba, because they had delayed

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10 make legal appropriations for the Treasury. He de-
sires them to lay a " large duty on the consumption of
spirituous liquors, which are so much the bane of in-
dustry and frugality."

July 2d. Daniel Epes is Collector of Excise for
Essex. — 4th. J. Turner is on committee to consider
measures in reference to the reported temper and con-
duct of Eastern Indians. The Legislature agree to

supply the treasury with £100,000 in bills. 9th.

£900 are granted for fortifications at Salem.

Sept. 10th. The House provide for the transporta-
tion of five companies, under Capt. John Winslovv,
which were part of 1000 men voted, August 20th, to
be raised for the expedition against Cuba. — * 19th.
George Whitefield preached in the First Church of Sa-
lem and took a collection for his orphan house in S.
Carolina. His sermon, from John 17 ch. and 3 verse,
was very interesting.

fNov. 22d. The Governor says to the House in
his message, '*' There have been for some time past two
schemes going forward for circulating a great quantity
of private notes of hand to pass in lieu of money ; and
1 am told the notes are now getting out among the peo-
ple." The first ot the companies, here referred to,
v/as John Colman and three hundred and ninety-five
others. The second was Edward Hutchinson and one
hundred and six others. It appears, that, June 19ih,
the Representatives voted on the question, whether
these companies should emit their notes, and fifty-nine
were in favour of such an emission, and thirty-seven
against. Of the latter were B. Brown and T. Lee of
Salem. The House, hov.ever, afterwards agreed with
the Governor, that these notes should be suppressed. He
and the Council require the stockholders of the two
Companies to give bonds for redeeming their notes so
as to prevent fraud. He further remarks, " As for the
scheme of forming the Land Bank, it appeared to him
and Council to be big with so many mischiefs to the

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people, that they thought it their indispensable duty to
bear public testimony against it (as they have done) and
so to save unwary people from the injuries they might
otherwise suffer by taking notes for money, which have
no honest or solid foundation." He proposes to the
House, that they pass a law to prevent such a Bank.
He states, that the King and Parliament had been pe-
titioned for its suppression. The House, however, as
a body, took no measures to oppose, but rather encour-
aged the Land Bank. — 26th. T. Lee is on committee
to consider the petition of Richard Clark of Boston,
who, at great expense and trouble, had begun to make

guns, and desired public encouragement* * 30th.

Beef 8d. to 9d., veal 9d. to I3d., mutton 7d. to lOd.,
lamb 7d. to 9d., butter 2s .4d. to 2s. Gd., wheat l4s., rye
lOs., corn 8s., pork £8 bbl.

t Dec. 3d. The Legislature observe a Fast, espe-
cially " for pressing difficulties, which have long attend-
ed and do attend the public affairs of this Province."

* M. S. in Mass. His. Coll. t Jo. of House.

ERRATA.

Page 334 for Zerubal read Zerubabel. 336— June 16th for 9th. 358—1663
for 1661. 367 and 360— omit i in Wilhard. 373— Aug. 14th for 4th. 375—
chain for claim. 379— 10s6 for 10s. 391— May 17th for r2th. 392— July 25th
for 16th. There are a few other mistakes, which the reader will easily correct.

ANNALS OF SALEM. NO. T.

Since the publication of the first Number of this work, — the
writer of it has been variously assisted in his researches. — Among
the persons, to whom he is particularly indebted for ready and cor-
rect information, on several occasions, is William Gibbs, Esq. —
When names of persons are mentioned, they are to be understood
as of Salem, if not otherwise stated, or not implicitly belonging else-
where. The following abreviations will be used — b. for born, — m. for
married,— d. for died or dies, — g. for graduated, — Gen. Ct. for Gen-
eral Court,— Gov. for Governor, — Rep. for the singular or plural of
Representative.

1741.

Feb. 26th, Fast on account of War with Spain.
Peter Clark preaches two sermons on this occasion,
which are printed.

* May 27th. Gen. Ct. meet. Thomas Flint and
John Gardner Rep. John Turner, Benja. Lynde, jr.
and Wm. Brown are continued on the Council. — Sev-
eral individuals are proposed for Counsellors, who are
favorable to the Land Bank. Among them is Daniel
Epes. But they are negatived by Gov. Belcher. —
28th. The Gov. says in his message, — " The manage-
ment of the Elections made yesterday discover to me
so much of the inclination of your House to support
the fraudulent, pernicious scheme, commonly called
the Land Bank, condemned at home by His Majesty
and both Houses of Parliament, that I judge it deroga-
tory to the King's honor and service and inconsistent
with the peace and welflu'e of this people, that you sit
any longer in General Assembly, and I have therefore

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directed Mr. Secretary Willard to declare this Court
dissolved."— The Bank here mentioned had its strenu-
ous advocates and opposers. Part of its proprietors
lived m Salem. Gov. Belcher's exertions to suppress
this Bank was a great cause of his removal from office.

July 8th. Wm. Shirley, as successor to Gov.
Belcher,— remarks in his first message to the House,—
that when his predecessor came to the chair in 1730
exchange between bills of Great Britain and this Pro-
vince had risen 200 per cent against the Province and
since have risen to 450 per cent.

Sept. 23d. As Major John Winslow had recently
arrived from the Camp on Cuba, for more recruits, the
Gov. recommends his request.

cn?^^' ^' r ^^""0 is voted by the House for not above
500nien for Cuba—Major Winslow had raised, by
Uec. 3d, enough volunteers for one transport.

* Nov. 30tli. " Extraordinary commotions with res-
pect to rebgion. The people meet often especially at
the Eastward." This extract refers to a revival of
religion, begun the past year through the preaching of
George Whitefield.

1742.

t Jan. 15th. Gov. Shirley informs the House, that
the Kmg had not restricted him, as he did Gov. Belch-
er, '; from giving assent to any act for emitting Bills of
credit without inserting a suspending elause therein,—
to prevent its taking effect till His Majesty' pleasure
shop Id be known respecting it."

I Feb. 17th. Edward Britton died M 80. He mar-
ried Mary Codner Jan. 1, 1692. He left children.

>^ March 4th. John Turner died in an apoplectic fit
as he was coming from his wharf. He was son of
John and Elizabeth Turner; born Sept. 12 1671-
married Mary Kitchen May 22, 1701, who died at
Ipswich Aug. 1768. He left children, John, Robert,
Habbakuk, Elizabeth wife of Doct. Thomas Berry of

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Ipswich, Mary wife of Ebenezer Bowditch and Eunice,
wife of Benja. Brown. His estate was between 11
and £12,000. He was Captain of a horse company
here and went with them, in 1708, against the French
and Indians, who then attacked Haverhill. He became
Colonel of the Regiment in 1729. He was noted as
a merchant. He was appointed Justice 1716, and
Jud^eoftheCom. Pleas Ct. 1726. He was long of
the Province Council. His worthy deserts were equal
to his honors.—* 25th. Benja. Brown and other pro-
prietors of New Salem, petition for land on the IN. V"V.

of that township. n^r.r^ r nr

t May 17th. Raised for Town Tax £400 L. M.-—
James Lindall and other owners of land in North Field,
receive liberty to build a bridge from Orne's Point to
Symonds' Point, under such restrictions as the town
may require. This brid-e was built betore 1745. ^

t April 10th. The Gov. orders, that if within a
year there be erected at Salem a sufficient breastwork
and platform and 16 guns, 8 pounders, or others equiv-
alent and all suitable warlike stores provided,— £^0U
shall be allowed them out of the Province Ireasury—
The Town accept this offer 16th of Aug.

May 26th. Gen. Ct. sit. Daniel Epes and J.
Gardner Representatives. cv •

June 10th. D. Epes in chosen Collector ot Excise
for Essex County. He held this trust several years.
—II 12th. John Cabot, merchant, d. recently. He
m. Anna Orne, Oct. 29, 1702. He left widow
Anna, and children,-John, l^rancis, Joseph and Ehza-
beth Cabot and Margaret Gerrish, and grand children ot
two daughters, Mary Sewall and Esther Higginson
both deceased.-II 16th. D. Epes is o a Committee
to report on a proper present for the Indian tribes at
the Eastward, who are about to be visited by the

Gov. and suit. . , ,

**Nov. 23d. Benja. Gerrish, jr. and others, petition

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for a town meeting, because a French war is daily ex-
pected, to choose a Committee to wait on the Legisla-
ture for more help on fortifications.

* Nov. 26th. Saml. Brown d. He was son of Hon.
Samuel and Abigail Brown ; b. April 7, 1708; g.
at Harvard 1727.— He m. Katherine, daughter ot
John and Ann Winthrop of Boston. His wife survived
him and m. Col. Epes Sargent, of Gloucester,
Aug. 10, 1 744, who soon moved to Sakm. Mr. Brown
left children — William and Abigail. — His estate was
£5260 18 3 1-4 L. M. He owned over 104,000
acres of land in various places. The most of it was
entailed.

t December 2d. As the Selectmen of each town
\yere not liable to any penalty for refusing to re-
lieve their own poor and distressed, — a Committee is
raised to prepare a bill on this subject. — The occasion
of this was the case of Robert Martin, a crij)ple of Row-
ley, who was refused assistance by the Selectmen of
said town, and who therefore made his complaint to
the Legislatiu-e. The Court order, April 23, 1743,
that Rowley Selectmen support Martin.— J 3 1 st. Capt.
Benj. Moreshead d. lately. He m. Sarah Lindall, July
28,1737. Shed. Dec. 17.50. He was a prominent
member of the Episcopal Church.

1743.

^Jan. 15th. The Province Tax on £1000 is for
Boston £180,— Salem £30,— Ipswich £27 12 5 —
Newbury £25 12 3,— Marblehead £19 9 4.

II May 6th. A Committee report, that the two
schools within the Bridge, become one, and that the
salary of Messrs. Nutting and Gerrish, the teachers of
them, be increased. — 25th. Gen. Ct. meet. D. Epes
and J. Gardner Rep.— B. Lynde, jr. is of the Council
'^nd thus long continues. — H 26th. " There is sad
division in the Convention of ministers at Boston. Dr.

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Chauncey of Boston, and others, in opposition to the
late work of God in the land. They obtained a vote
against the disorders, &c., thereby expressly owning
the work, which puts the ministers on the other side in a
great ferment — the people through the country are also
universally divided and in the most unhappy temper.
The opposition is exceeding virulent and mad."

* June 1st. The Representatives from Salem are on
a Committee of the House, — to report who were for-
merly sufferers as Quakers or by witchcraft, and what
satisfaction the Court have made such sufferers. — 3d.
Rev. Joshua Gee of Boston, dates his letter, about pro-
ceedings of the late Convention there. The Rev. Mr.
Prescott answered this letter and maintained that the
ministers, who voted against the disorders of the Re-
vival, intended nothing against the revival itself. He
stated that there was a full convention of 70 and that
38 of them voted for testimony in favor of the Revival.
10th. As Saturday 11th " will be the happy anniver-
sary of the accession of His Majesty our most gracious
Sovereign Lord King George II. to the Crown of Great
Britain," the House concur with the Council to celebrate
this event.

t July 7th. " Attended Convention of ministers (in
Boston) to bear testimony to the late g.lorious work of
God in the land, which is opposed by so many ; — there
were 90 present, and 30 sent their testimony.'' — James
Diman signs such testimony " as to scope and end."

t Sept. 9th. The Gov. congratulates the House,
that " His Majesty had gained a considerable battle
against the French on the River Maine." The House
vote, that there be public rejoicing for this success, to-
morrow afternoon. — 16th. P. Clark preaches a lecture
at Watertown on " the witness of the Spirit in the hearts
of believers," — which is printed at the request of the
hearers.

§ Oct. 5th. Voted, that Capt. John Clark have leave
to put up his organ in St. Peter's churcli. Persons are

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appointed to collect money for this organ. This was
the first organ used in public worship at Salem.— * 21st.
D. Epes is on Committee to draft a bill for supplymg
the Treasury, and for necessary defence of the Provmce,
and, also, for inquiring about the public stock of pow-
der. J. Gardner is on Committee to investigate the
state of the Forts and Garrisons and the grants lor pub-
lic supplies. Such business is occasioned by the ex-
pectation of a sudden rupture with France.

Nov. 11th. The House vote £166 13 4 for Salem
fortification.

1744.
March 1st. The Gov. informs the House, that if
they do not use means to prevent the circulation of R.
Island and Conn, bills of credit, Mass. is likely to loose
its charter.— The pressure on the people because of the
abundance and depreciation of such bills is great.— ^d.
B Lynde, jr. is on Committee to prepare a bill lor re-
gulating trade with Eastern and Western Indians.—
t'^Gth Arthur Onslow, Speaker of the House of Com-
nmns in England, is chosen a Warden of St Peter s
Church. Capt. Benja. Gerrish, jr. is to act as his Rep-
resentative. . 1 r *

X April 4th. Gen. Ct. appropriate the afternoon to
cono-ratulate one another on news, that Princess Louisa
was'^married to the Prince Royal of Denmark, whereby
the Protestant cause in Europe is greatly strengthened.
April — ^ A Fire club is formed here.— Its number is
28 and not to exceed 30.— One of its articles is, "We
will have a watchword, whereby to know one another ;
every member to whisper it to the Clerk at each quartcriy
meeting and to any other member, when challenged,
mider penalty of \s, O. T." ^ . ^. , t.

llMaySQth. Gen. Ct. sit. Benja. Pickman hep.
Wm. Brown is of the Council this and the year follow-
ing._31st. Gov. informs the House, that war has
been declared between France and England.

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June 1st. B. Pickman on Com. to prepare a bill
for prohibiting all trade with the enemy.— 2d. His
Majesty's declaration of war with the French Kino- is
proclaimed.—* 28th. Fast on account of earthquake,
which occurred 3d inst. and of war with France.

t July 15th. John Higginson d. He was son of
John and Hannah H.— b. Jan. 10, 1698,— o-

at Harvard 1717. He m. Ruth Boardman of -,

13ec. 4 1719, who d. June 14, 1727,— and Esther
Cabot Apnl 28, 1732. He had children, John, An-
drew, Francis, Nathaniel, Elizabeth, Ruth and Susan-
nah. He sustained chief offices of the town and com-
manded a company. He was chosen County Register

1 /2o and Justice of Peace 1733.— He was a worthy
man.— t 23d. The Confederate and first Churches
agree to use endeavours for becoming united under one
raster. They did not succeed.

§ Aug. 17th. Allowance to each soldier for 34 years
past,— 1 lb. bread and 1-2 pint of peas or beans a day,

2 lbs. pork for 3 days, 1 gall, molasses for 42 days,
while in garrison. Marching rations,—! lb. of bread
and 1 lb. pork and 1 gill Rum daily.

^o'L 9."^^; ^'^^^^- ^^ ^o""ty Tax £250,— Salem pays

I Nov. 7th. Richard Elvins is ordained over 2d
parish at Scarborough. He had been a baker by trade.
He was a Selectman of Salem 1739— He became
pious through the preaching of Mr. Whitefield. He
possessed good understanding and was a useful minis-
ter. He published a sermon from Romans 16 ch. 26vs.
on " the obedience of faith." It was preached July
26, 1747, and had a prefece by Rev. Mr. Jewett, of
Rowley. He m. the widow of Rev. Mr. Willard of
Biddeford, and d. Aug. 12, 1776. ** This year a law
was passed empowering all Towns to choose firewards.
Each fireward is to have " for a distinguishing badge of

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office a staff of five feet long, painted red and headed

with a bright brass spire 6 inches long."

1745.
* Jan. 16th. B. Pickman on committee to inquire
of the Gov. as to the disposition of the Penobscot and
other tribes of Indians. The Gov. informs them, 17th,
that these Indians were greatly under the influence ol
the French and no dependence could be placed ni them.
— t26th. Through a petition signed by merchants
of Boston and principally by merchants of Salem and
Marblehead,— the House vote, by a majority of oiie, to
engage in an expedition against Louisbourg.— J 28th.
Benja. Lynde, sen. d. He was son of Simon and Hari-
nah'L. of Boston;— b. Sept. 22, 1666 ;— had rudi-
ments of his education under Ezekiel Cheever ;— g. at
Harvard 1686; an eminent scholar.— He went to Eng-
land 1692 ;— was admitted to the Middle Temple and
made Barrister at Law. He returned, 1697, Advocate
General of the Admiralty for Mass., Conn, and U. Is.
He was several years Ptcp. of Salem to Gen. Ct. ; was
chosen one of the Council 1713 and so continued till
1737._He was Justice of Sessions Ct. 1721,— long a
Justice of the Supreme Court and for years its Chiei
Justice.-He m. Mary, daughter of Wm Browne,
April 22, 1699. She d. July 12th, 1753, M 74. He
seems to have moved hither about the time of his mar-
Y'm^c, for he was chosen to represent Salem in the Leg-
islature in the Spring of 1700, though he did not then
serve.— He was an eminent member ot thel^irst Lhurch.
His services for the Province were many and beneficial.
He was " a gentleman generally beloved by all, who
were favored with his acquaintance."

^ Feb. 28th. Fast on account of expedition prepar-
ing against Cape Breton. _

\\ March 9th. John Gardner is appointed Pilot ot the
Mass. Frigate.

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* April 30th. Dudley Leavit receives a call to set-
tle over First Church and Society.

t May Gth. Expences for a winter guard at the
Fort in late embargo. This embargo was laid on all
ports to prevent information reaching Louisbourg,
against which an expedition sailed 24th of March. —
10th. Rev. B. Prescott addresses a printed letter to
Rev. Geo. Whitefield against his itinerate preaching.
— t 29th. Gen. Ct. assemble. B. Pickman Rep. B.
Prescott preaches the Election Sermon. § 30th. P.
Clark preaches before the Convention of ministers. His
subject — " advantages and obligations arising from the
oracles of God committed to the Church and its min-
istry."

June 28th. The Corporation invite the House to
take Commencement dinner in College Hall. — 29th.
B. Pickman on Committee to provide for French pri-
soners in this Province.

II July 18th. Thanksgiving for successes at Cape
Breton. Louisbourg was taken 17th ult. — H 30th.
The Pastoral relation between Mr. Fisk and his people
is dissolved.

Aug. 12th. Mr. Leavit is voted £300 salary of pre-
sent currency. The Congregation concur with the
Church in this offer. — ** 23d. War with Iiadians is
proclaimed in Boston.

Sept. 19th. Fast because of Indian war.

tt Oct. 2d. As the following Churches, 1st and 3d
of Ipswich, 2d of Portsmouth, Ncwington, 1st of Mai-
den, 1st of Reading, — Topsfield, Rowley, 4th of Salem
and 3d of Lynn, had been invited to meet for ordaining
Mr. Leavit — a Council is formed of Elders and delegates
from them. — The Council occupy much time in exam-
ining papers laid before them. They desire an addi-
tion to the number of their Churches and defer the or-
dination to the 23d. — JJ 13th. It is generally a sickly
and dying time through the Country. — §^ 23d. Elders

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and delegates from the following Churches meet and
form themselves into a Council for ordaining Mr. Lea-
vit; — 2d of Boston, 1st of Gloucester, Kittery, 1st of
Reading, Maiden, and Topsfield. This Council ordain-
ed Mr. L. next day, though Mr. Fisk and several
brethren objected. — * So great was the disturbance on
this occasion, that one of the Council desired silence.
Some justices, belonging to the town, ordered a sheriif
to stop him ; which he did in so uncivil a manner, as
to force him from the pulpit. Tradition says that Mr.
L. was ordained in Mr. Kitchen's garden. Mr. L's
church had been some discommoded by the sentence of
non-communion against them. As a specimen, in which
such non-communion was commenced and retracted,
the following is given, f " March 12, 1735. Then
the first Church in Gloucester met by adjournment and
voted — 1st, That they concurred with the Grand Coun-
cil met at Salem from time to time ; — 2d, and passed
the sentence of non-communion with the First Church
in Salem. And it was done deliberately and with a
great deal of awfulness and solemnity. — At a Church
meeting 1745, upon an humble confession of the First
Church in Salem, the first Church in Gloucester re-
leased her from the sentence of non-communion, and
assisted in the ordination of Mr. Dudley l^eavit at their
request." — Churches in Boston and other towns passed
similar votes.

t Dec. 23d. The Confederate Church vote to com-
mune with members of Mr, Leavit's Church, who had
been admitted by Mr. Fisk since the separation ; — to
commune with those, who adhered to Mr. F. at the
separation, if they confess their fault for not using pro-
per means of reconciliation ; — to have a committee
write and desire Churches, who had passed sentence of
non-communion against the first Church, to withdraw
such sentence.

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^^^ [1746

1746.

* Feb. 10th. As the Bishop of London had pro-
posed the removal of Mr. Brockwell to the King's Chap-
el in Boston, the Wardens of St, Peter's Church join
with Mr. B. in petitioning the Society in England for
another Missioi iry. The wardens agree with Mr. B.
to preach here till a missionary comes. — Their petition
states, that Salem is the next market town to Boston in
New England. It says, — " you cannot but conclude
our opposition has been great, having what the world
calls great men our antagonists ; but thanks to Heaven
they have at last great reason to applaud our system,
and we hope ere long they will join with us in the
established form ; they having had monstrous divisions
in most of their Societies, occasioned by Mr. Whitefield
and his successors, which has opened the eyes of some
so as to behold the beauty of our Church, which has
hitherto escaped the snares laid by the grand Deceiver
of mankind." — It observes " we hope the Honored So-
ciety will add the £20 to the £40, which was taken
from Mr. Brockwell to the next gentleman, who comes,
so that with the £130 we will give him, it Vv'ill afford
him a comfortable living." — In its P. S. — " If you will
be pleased to send us some Common Prayer books with
Tate and Brady's version, they will be of great service."

t March 11th. B. Pickman is on committee to ex-
amine accounts of the directors of the government lot-
tery,— which was to aid in paying for the late expedi-
tion to Cape Breton.

May 28th. Gen. Court meet. B. Pickman Rep.
The Gov. says in his message, that the assistance,
given by the N. Eng. troops in the capture of Louis-
bourg, had been strangely concealed, in England, — till
it was made known by a true representation. — 30th.
He states that more damage had been done by French
and Indians at the Eastward.

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* June 2d. Proclamation for enlisting men for ex-
pedition against Canada. — 7th. George, son of Rev.
Geo. Curwin d., b. Dee. 4, 1717, g. at Harvard 1735;
m. Sarah Pickman 1 739. She survived him. He was
commissary under Sir Wm. Pepperel in Lousbourg ex-
pedition.— t 24th. B. Pickman is on committee of ar-
rangements for receiving Gen. Pepperel and Admiral
Warren, arrived in Boston harbour. These officers, be-
ing in the Council Chamber, are visited by the Speaker
of the House, who congratulates them on their arrival
and thanks them for their signal services in the late re-
duction of Cape Breton and its dependances. — 28th.
The Gov. calculates, that Mass. inresistino; the French
and Indians, is at the expense of £30,000 communibus
annis. — He remarks that the Province would be eased
of such a burden if Canada were taken.

t In June, a sloop, from St. Eustatia, brings in the
small pox. A man and boy of the crew are sent to
Pest house on Rainsford Is. and the vessel ordered up
Forest River.

^ July 15lh. B. Pickman is on Committee to draft
instructions for Commissioners, who are to meet with
Commissioners from other Colonics at Albany, — to
treat with the Six Nations about going against Canada
and to make these Indians customary presents.

II Aug. llih. Thanksgiving for signal victory, gain-
ed by the Duke of Cumberland over rebels in Scotland.

jI Sept. 3d. The Gov. still urges the necessity for
the forces of ftlass. and N. York and other Colonies to
attack Crown Point by the •' late tragedy at Mass- Fort,
now burnt down by the enemy and all the garrison, as
well as Vv'omen and children, put to the sword or carried
into captivity ;" and by the enemy's having " plunder-
ed divers houses and destroyed a considerable number
of cattle at Northampton." — 9th. He presses the
House to order forces for Annapolis because the French
and Indians are collected at Menis to recover N, Scotia.
10th Tlie House consent to both of these proposals.

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— llth. B. Pickman is on Committee of War to esti-
mate the expenses of Mass. for the expedition agamst
Cape Breton, and present them to Admiral Warren and
Gen. Fepperel for their approbation, so as to be paid
by the Crown. — * 22d. Companies are raised in all
the towns and marehed to Boston for fear of invasion
hy a French fleet — f 25th. Great alarm here, lest the
town and 'country should be attacked by this fleet. —
29th. £500 are voted here to purchase warlike stores
for defence, f Salem, Marblehead and Cape Ann are
in great distress, sending away their efiects.

^ Oct. — . " Voted that for Christians to consult
reputed w^itches or fortune tellers, this Church firmly
believe, on the testimony of the word of God, is highly
impious and scandalo-is, being a violation of the Chris-
tian Covenant, rendering the persons guilty of it sub-
ject to the just censure of the Church. Voted, that the
Pastor, in the name of the Church, publicly testify thei^*
abhorrence of this practice, warning all under their
watch and care to guard against it." — These votes
were occasioned by some persons in the parish going
to consult a woman, who set herself up as a fortune
teller. — ||16th. Fast to implore the protection of God
for His Alajesty's dominions in America, and for this
Province, in particular, against the formidable and
threatening appearance of the French in these seas, and
against the frequent attacks and invasions on our inland
frontiers, and to seek his blessing on the intended ex-
pedition against Crown Point.

Nov. 7th. The Gov. remarks in his message — " the
Providential train of events, which seem most visibly
to have conspired to disappoint every part of the ene-
my's late scheme upon these coasts" suggests, that what
was applied to the defeat of the Spanish armada, may
be truly said of the French fleet, — ^' Afflavit Deus et
dissipantur." — He appoints Thanksgiving for so great
deliverance. — TI 27th. Charles Brockwell " prefered
to the Lecture of the King's Chapel in Boston," makes

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§ N. Dan. Ch. R. !|Jo. ofH. TlF:p. Ch. K.

1747] *34

" a Cession of this Church into the hands of the War-
dens."— *30rh. B Pickman is on Committee for re-
printing his Excellency's letter to the Duke of New-
castle with a Journal of the siege of Louisbourgh and
other operations of the forces, during the expedition
against Cape Breton, — drawn up at the desire of the
Legislature, — attested by Sir Wm. Pepperel and other
principal ofiicers, who commanded in this service. This
was done to vindicate the N. England forces, who had
been greatly and unjustly misrepresented to the King,
as to the part, which they took in such expedition.

17-17.

t March 2d. T. Lindall petitions the town, that as
Barberry bushes have been found by long experience
and observation to prevent the growth of Wheat, Rye
and Oats, which are near them, — they may be destroy-
ed, t It is voted to have bve laws to this effect. —
§ 26th. Joshua Ward, as Coroner of Essex, had served
a v*'rit on a member of the House. They decide that
this is an infringement on the privileges of their bod}'.
They require him to do so no more and pay the cost of
his arraignment.

II April 5th. Wm. McGilchrist had recently taken
charge of St. Peter's Church. — H As the bounty offered
previously, is found ineffectual, the House vote, that
£250 shall be allowed for every Indian scalp and every
Indian captive taken W. of Nova Scotia, besides pow-
der, bullets and flints to each of any party, who go out
for scalps and prisoners ; — also each person, who kills
an Indian in his own defence or in defence of the Prov-
ince and produces the scalp, — shall receive £100.

^'*May . John Wolcott d. , son of Josiah and Mary W.
b. Sept.^l^, 1703— g. at Harvard 1721— m. Elizabeth
Pompilion of Boston 1 730. For a time, he was in mer-
cantile business with Col. Wm. Brown. He represent-
ed this town in Gen. Ct. — became Justice of the peace

*Jo. of Ho. i T. P. J T. R. § Jo. of Ho.

!| Ep. Ch. R. T Jo. of Ho. '" Lynie'i Notes.

^35 J. J 7^^

1733; succeeded Benj. Marston, as High Sheriff of
Essex, 1737. He left wife, Elizabeth, who m. John
Higginson, and a son Josiah. His estate here was
£930 8 4 1-2. He owned Scarlet's wharf in Boston
valued at £6500. — *4th. Joseph Buffum petitions to
erect Hay scales ; and to have all the hay, sold here,
weighed at his scales for 20 years to come. — f 1 1 th.
The town agree to have a Pest house built on Roach's
point for £700 O. T.— t 27th. Gen. Ct. assemble.
Thomas Lee and Jno. Gardner Rep.

June 11th. T. Lee on committee who report that a
Flag of truce with two Commissioners and an interpre-
ter, be sent to Canada and carry thither all French
prisoners and to obtain all English captives of Mass.
N. H. and Con., who were among the French and In-
dians.— 16th. Gen. Ct. vote, that a Union be formed
among the English Provinces from N. H. to Va., — to
carry on the war. — ^ 22d. B. Prescott gives the right
hand of fellowship to Jona. May hew, ordained over a
Church in Boston.

July 14th. Thomas Lee, merchant, d. M 45, — g.
at Harvard 1722 — m. Lois Orne 1737. He was in-
trusted with various duties in town and represented it
in Gen. Ct.

II Dec. 11th. The House desire the Gov. to appoint
a Fast for great difiicultics of the Province, and for the
destruction of the Court House in Boston and of a great
part of the public records by fire. This iire was 9th
inst. — 1127th. Sarah, widow of John Pickering, d. M
87. *" Price of provisions accordina; to paper currency :
Beef 18 to 22d. lb.— Pork 25. 67/.— Mutton ^s. 6d.
to 25.— Veal 25. 6d. to 35. 6f/.— Turkey 35. to 45. Gd.—
Geese 155. to 205. each — Fowls (j5. to IO5. each —
Butter 65. to 6s. 6d, — Cheese 35. Gd. to 45. — Milk 25.
qt. — Eg;gs 55. doz. — Apples 305. to 405. bushel — Pota-
toes 2O5. to 305.— I. Meal 235.— Cyder 3 to £5 bbl.~
Charcoal 35. to 45. — Wood £3 10 to £8. cord — Fag-
gots 3 to £3 15 load.

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1748] ^^

1748.

* Jan. 4th. By an arrival at Salem from St. Eusta-
tia there is news, that the Dutch had declared war
against France. — 14th. Another arrival hither con-
firms the success of Admiral Hawkes in taking 9 ships
of war and 48 sail of merchantmen from the French.

t Feb. 3. The Gov. states in his message, that
there is general distress in the province from the de-
preciation of paper money, — and that clergymen are
thereby gi-eatly embarrassed. — t22d. Snow on a level 30
inclies and in the woods 4 1-2 feet deep. — 29th. No
travelling about the country except upon rackets.

^ May 25th. Gen. Ct. meet. John Gardner and
James Jeffrey, jr. Rep. — 26th. Gov. recommends an
expedition against Crown Point as most preven-
tive of the Six nations from siding with the French.
He relates that the Eastern Indians had killed some
and taken others of the English ; and that the people
at the Eastward were much alarmed and that many of
them were coming away. — 31st. He is desired by the
House to appoint a Fast for calamities from the enemy,
— for early and extreme drought, whereby many fruits
of the earth are in danjier of bein": cut off.

II June 9th. Fast for drought. It had not been
drier since George I. was crowned.

H Aug. — . Mr. Leavit's church are invited to at-
tend the installation of Daniel Rogers over the new
Church at Exeter. They did not attend. — Contribu-
tions had been lately made in Mr. L's Society for
schooling i)oor children.

Sept. 13th. Several persons, — not having clear
views on the subject of infant baptism, — are unani-
mously allowed to unite with Mr. L's church. — ** 29th.
The year past 4 ships, 12 snows, 21 brigs, 63 schooners
and 31 sloops, — belonging to Salem, Marb. Bev. GIouc.
Ips. andNewb., were cleared from Salem Customllouse.

* Bos, .\eui5 Letter. I Jo. of Ho. | E. A. Hoi. Dia. § Jo. of IIo.

tl E. A. IIol. Uia. •[[ Tab. Ch. Uec. ** Douglass.

^^^ [1749

In these vessels 32,000 quintals of dry cod fish were
sent to Europe, and 3070 hhds, each of 6 or 7 quintals,
to the W. I. Only 8 fishing schooners were out of Sa-
lem this year, — which were not so many as usual.
Each of them was about 50 toris, carried about 7 hands,
— caught on an average 600 quintals a year ; — made
five fares in this time, two to Isle of Sable and .hree to
the banks along Cape Sable shore. — The merchantable
Cod were exported to Spain, Portugal and Italy ; and
the refuse to the W. I. for negro slaves.

* Oct. 13th. Mitchel Sewall d son of Stephen and

Margaret S.—b. Oct. 29, 1699— g. at Harvard 1718,
m. Mary Cabot, May 10, 1729, and Elizabeth Price
June 20, 1743.— On the decease of his father 1725,
he succeeded him, as clerk of the Court of Sessions
and Com. Pleas, — became Justice 1733. — f He left
widow Elizabeth, and children — Jonathan, Mitchel,
Elizabeth and Stephen under 14 years — and Katherine,
Margaret and Mary above and Sarah Bartlett. — His
estate £5953 15 O. T.— J 27th. The Captain of a
vessel, arrived at Salem from Jamaica, saw an engage-
ment Oct. 1, between Admiral Knowles and a Spanish
Squadrou from Havana, — and that the Admiral was
victorious.

§ Nov. 14th. £1 ster. equals £10 of bills O. T.
Other authority makes 1 equal to 11.

II Dec. 12th. Joseph Orne merchant d. recently.
His estate was £12852 13 11 O. T. ; bequethed to
his sisters and his brother's children. He was often
Selectman and active to promote the welfare of the
town.

1749.

f March 20th, Richard Derby and others have leave

to buy a Fire Engine ; — be a company for it , — excused

from town offices ; and if one of them remove or die,

his son to succed him as a member. — They immedi-

* Collins Jo.

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i Boa. News Letter.

§ Jo. of Ho.

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438
1749]

ately purchased the Engine. It was the first, which
belonged to Salem.

* April 13th. James Peirce, wounded in the late ex-
pedition against Cape Breton, is allowed compensation.

fMay— . Edward and David Hilliard, erecting a
Rope Walk, petition for land.— JlOth. Peace proclaimed
in Boston between France and England.—^ Alms house
to be repaired and to employ idle paupers.— 1| 31st.
Gen. Ct. assemble. J. Jeffrey, jr. and Samuel Gard-
ner Rep. , . 1 n- J

June 1st. The Gov. states, that smce he offered a
reward for the apprehension of persons, who threat-
ened, last April, to burn the buildings and vessels and
take the life of a Counsellor, unless he complied with
their demands for money,— he himself had received a
similar letter, declaring that if he did not lay a sum of
money in a secret place, his country house and the
Province House should be consumed. — 2d. For the
extreme drought and great increase of devouring insects,
the House desire the Gov. to appoint a Fast. — t 3d.
Doctor John Cabot d.— son of John and Hannah C—
b Oct. 26, 1704,— g. at Harvard 1724— m. Hannah
Clark, June 5, 1747.— He left a son, John.— He was
often on town committees for public objects. — 7th.
Corn and provisions very scarce. — ft 15th. English
hay cut short almost 9-lOths through the Province.

Jt July 3d. North ferry let for £3 sterl. a year.
^^ Aug. 3d. Gov. states to the House, that persons
of property in N. H., had lately received menacing let-
ters to extort money from them. He also says, that he
has leave from His Majesty to visit England and shall
soon depart.— 5th. As plentiful rains had fallen and
insects removed, the House desire the Gov. to appoint
Thanksgiving.- 11117th. Rates for N. ferry. 6d. O. T.
or 1 copper, for a passenger,— 2 coppers for a horse,
7 for a chair, 9 for a two wheel chaise and 1 1 for a

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^^^ [1730

four wheel carriage. — * l8tli. Bill enacted, that any
person, convicted of sending threatening letters to ex-
tort money, should sit on gallows an hour, — with a rope
round his neck ; — be set in the pillory and have an ear
cropped,— imprisoned three years, — kept at hard work,
— and every three months brought out and have 20
stripes on the bare back at the public whipping post.
This act to be read by the Clerk of every town at March
meeting.

t Nov. 17th. Jona. Verry is offered £400 O. T.
and wood to be master of the work house, — he to board
his own family. — Capt John Clark states, that his brother
Gedney Clark of Barbadoes, had promised, probably,
1000 bushels of corn, and certainly 500 from his
Bonaventure plantation, to the poor of Salem, if the
town will get it imported. — The town order a vote of
thanks to be sent him for this promise. — J 23d. Spen-
cer Phillips, Lt. Gov., informs the House, that a treaty
of peace is made with Eastern Indians. He congratu-
lates them on the arrival of £183,000 sterl., granted by
Parliament to reimburse this Province for charges in
expedition against Cape Breton, — As a part of this sum,
there was hammered money.

Dec. 23d. Obediah Alby, jr. had been lately
brought from Wiscasset and committed to Prison here,
on charge of being concerned in killing one Indian and
w ounding two others.—^ 26th. Lt. Gov. and Council
send an order to Justices of Essex to have the jail here
guarded by six men, — three of whom to be constantly
on the watch, lest Alby should escape and thus involve
the Province in a new war with the Indians This or-
der was not complied with. Alby was carried from
Salem jail to York jail, in about nine months, that he
might be tried.

1750.
II Jan. 23d. Joseph Crellius, a German of Philadel-
phia, has a proposal read to the House for transporting

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1750] ^^^

German Protestants and tradesmen. — 26th. Four
townships are granted for Jfcse Germans, — two in the
W. and two in the E. parts of the Province. — Joshua
Winslow and other merchants of Boston are loaned the
Mass. Frigate to Bail for N. of Ireland and bring from
300 to 550 Irish Protestants hither.— 27th. Bills of
], S, 4 1-2, 6, 9 and ISd. to be struck off to the amount
of not above £3000.

* Feb. 3d. Col. Benjamin Brown d. — son of John
and Sarah B.— b. July 25, 1706,— g. at Harvard 1725,
— m. Eunice, daughter of Col. John Turner, June 19,
1729. — Had children — Hannah, Eunice, Benjamin and
John. He was frequently Selectman ; was Rep. to
Gen. Ct. several years ; — made justice by Gov. Belcher.

t March — . Act to prevent stage players and other
theatrical amusements. — J 5th. Peter Frye succeeds
John Nuttino; in the Grammar school at salary of £400
O. T.— § lUh. Contribution of £13 8 to aid David
Woodwell of Hopkinton, to ransom his daughter from
captivity. — 18th. Village Church invited to aid in
Council, for dismissing Stephen Chase, pastor of ,-2d
Church at Lynn. — 1| 19th. Each minister of the
town is to preach at the work house once a month for
a part of the year. — The town accept the Engine, pro-
vided by R. Derby and others.

1 April 23d. Robert Boden merchant d. lately. He
had an estate in the Island of Jamaica. He left no family.

** P.iay 30th. Gen. Ct. meet. John Leach and
Daniel Gardner Rep.

June 22d. James Jeffrey is chosen Notary of Sa-
lem. Joseph Frye is appointed Collector of Essex.

ft Aug. 6th. Wm. Gale had kept a reading, Vv^rit-
ing and cyphering school within the bridge.

'It Sept. 26th. Lt. Gov. informs the House, that In-
dians,sui)posed to be from the frontiers of Canada, had at-
tacked fort Richmond and taken some of the English. —
28th. House vote 150 men to defend Eastern frontiers.

* Lyndn/c. Notes. f Province Laws. t T. R. } N. Danvcrs Ch. II.
H T. R. H Frob. Rec. "" Jo. of Ho. It T. R. }| Jo of Ho.

441

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1731.

* Jan. 25th. The distance from this town to New
Salem is 90 miles, about two thirds further than at
present.

t Feb. 11th. There are 56 scholars in the Grammar
school, 10 of whom study Latin.

J March 4th. The town accept of a Fire Engine,
purchased by Hon. B. Lynde and others.

§ April 28th. Col. Thomas Barton, Apothecary, d. —
m. Mary VVilloughby 1710, who d. about Jan. 1758.
In early life he practiced physic and thus acquired a
good estate. For many years, he was Selectman and
T. Clerk; became Justice of the Peace 1733. He
left children, John and daughter Mary Toppan. — His
will says I give my wife all " my gold rings had at funer-
als, saving what may be made use of for my own funer-
al."— He bequeathed 24 bibles to poor people.

II May 29th. Same Rep. as last year.

II July 26th. In Mr. Gale's school are 57 readers,
writers and cypherers.

** Sept. 26th. " Voted that pretenders to worship
at St. Peter's church, living in the lower Parish, who
owe any thing here, if they will not pay the same, be
turned over to said parish." — This shows, that signing
off] about which so much is said in our country parishes,
was formerly done for one of the purposes, — for which
it is often done now.

ft Oct. 7th. Joseph Bartlett physician d. — left wife
Sarah and son Walter Price. — JJ Oct. 23d. Voted that,
the B'liddle and Village parishes be set off, as a separate
district. Gen. Ct. consented to this next Jan.

§§Nov. 13th, Caleb Lindall d.— son of Timothy
and Mary L. — b. Feb. 5, 1685. He had been merch-
ant in the Island of Barbadoes. — Sarah Clark, who had
been wife of Caleb Lindell, d. June 28, 1764, M 60.

* Jo. of Ho. tT. P. tT.R. ^ Lynde's Notes. 1| Jo. of Ho.
11 T. P. ^" Ep. Ch. R. i \ Prob. Rcc. U T. R. § § Burying Point.

1752] ^^

* Dec 18th. A house in N. Field is impressed (or a
man sick with small pox.

1752.

t Jan. 22d. The Act of Parliament, lately passed, —
for regulating the commencement of the year and cor-
recting the Calender in use, — is ordered to be printed
and bound with the Province laws for the better infor-
mation of the people — This act required, that the year
should begin Jan. 1st after Dec. 31, 1751, — and not
March 25th, as previously, and that 1 1 days be added
to the year 1752, so as to make Sept. 3d the 14th.
Such an addition was made, that the Equinoxes and
Solstices might be calculated to fall on their proper
dates.

t March 9th. Voted by the Confederate Church
" that the version of the Psalms by Tate and Brady be
sung as a part of divine service." — ^30th. Fences are
built across the entrances into Salem from Boston, for
the preventing of the spread of the small pox.

II April 3d. A bill is brought into the House for as-
certaining the value of Spanish Coins, called Pistareens
and smaller pieces of the same stamp. This money be-
gan to pass the previous year.

UMay 10th. Wm. Lynde d. — son of Hon. Benja-
min L.— b. Oct. 27, 1714, g. at Harvard 1733. He
was a merchant and left considerable estate. Leaves a
large part of his property to Wm. Lynde, son of his
cousin Joseph L. of Saybrook, Conn., and £250 O. T.
the interest of which is to be given to six such poor
persons here, as his Executors choose. — ** 29th. Sa-
lem and its district are fined £60 for not sending a
Rep. to Gen. Ct.

June 3d. Peter Frye is chosen Collector on Tea,
Coffee, Arrack, Coaches, Chariots, &:c. for Essex. — 5th.
The House desire the Gov. to appoint a Fast for dis-
tress of the Provinces, particularly for Small Pox and
Fevers, both of which prevail.

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[ 1 / oZ

* July 4th. The Justices issue a warrant for im-
pressing houses, lodsin^s, nurses and other necessaries
for persons here, sick with Small Pox.

This year Benjamin Gerrish son of Benjamin G., b.
July 7, 1714, m. Margaret Cabot Jan. 7, 1737, Notary
Public here 1739, d. Goyernor of Bermuda.

Rev. P. Clark publishes a defence of the divine right
of infant baptism.

1753.

t March 5th. Timothv Orne, merchant, d. lately.
m. Lois Pickering April 7, 1709, left wife, Lois — child-
ren, Timothy, Samuel, John, Lois Lee, Esther Gard-
ner, and Mary Diman. — il9th. A Committee report,
that Ryajl Side be set ofif to Beverly by consent of
Gen. Ct.

§ May 10th. Dea. James Lindall d., son of Timo-
thy and Mary L., b. Feb. 1, 1676, m. Elizabeth Cur-
win Dec. 15, 1702, — she d. May 19, 1706, — m. Mary
Weld, daughter of John Hisginson, May 1708, — she
lived till Jan. 22, 1 776, K 90'. He was Justice of Gen.
Sess. Ct, He left children, James, Timothy, Mary,
and Abigail Jennison. — |j30th, Henry Gibbs Rep. to
Gen. Court.

Sept. 5th. Gov. Shirley, having returned, states
to the House, that he had been a Commissioner
of His Majesty to Paris, and says I have been gone
" three years longer than I promised to myself when I
left Boston." Mr. S. was occupied in Paris about
claims of the French to territory in this country. — ill3th.
As the setting offof Rvall side was confirmed by Gen.
Ct., John Leach, belonging there, resigns his ofiices
of Selectman and Assessor. — He had been Rep. to Gen.
Ct. and became Justice of Gen. Sess. Ct., d. Sept. 14,
1774, .-E 73. — =^*25th. A female of Rowley is fined 25.S-.
and costs, by a Court here, for wearing men's apparel.

ft Oct. 1st. Dea. Peter Osgood d. lately — m. Mar-

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tha Ayre May 19, 1690, who survived him— one ot
his children was Mary, wife of Benjamin Woodbridge.
He sustained prominent offices in town and was Rep.
to Gen. Ct.

* Dec. 5th. The Gov. states, that the payment by
Parliament of charges for reducing Cape Breton, had a
happy effect in lessening " many mischiefs attending a
Paper currency."

1754.

t Feb. 4th. Hon. B. Lynde is chosen Ruling Elder
of the confederate Church instead of his father. John
Nutting still sustained the same ofiice, having been
chosen 1737.

t March 26th. County Tax £400. Salem pays
£33 12 6, District of Danvers £18 10 3, Marblchead
£38 7 3, Ipswich £47 19, and Newbury £61 9.

^ May 15th. The great Engine Company are to be
excused from serving on Juries, as well as from other
public duties. £600 L. M. voted for town charges ex-
clusive of Danvers district.— 1| 29th. H. Gibbs and D.
Epes, jr. Rep. to Gen. Ct.

June 15th. H. Gibbs on Committee "to farm the
excise on Tea, Coffee ,^nd China ware for Essex."
This excise was let for £35 6 8.

1[ July 2d. The Gov. signs a treaty with the Nof-
ridgewock, and, Cth, with the Penobscot Indians.

*^' Sept. 9th. According to the desire of the House
of Rep., the people here meet about the Excise Bill, as
to the private consumption of Wines and distilled spirits.
The Gov's speech on this subject is laid before the in-
habitants.-—The town express the opinion, that the
enacting of said bill would be inconsistent with the
natural rights and liberties of the people of Mass.---
Other towns expressed various opinions as to this Bill,
which Minot says was passed.

tfOct. 2Ist. Dea Nathaniel Putnam, of N. Dan-
vers Church, d. He m. Hannah Roberts June, 24, 1709.

* Jo. of Ho. f 1st Ch. K. i Gen. Sess. Ct. R. § T. R.
II Jo of Ho «f Suiilirs Jo. ""T. R. 1t N. Dan. Ch. R.

445

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Dec 14th On the question, " whether it be the
mind of the House, that there be a general Union of
His Majesty's Colonies on this Continent, except Nova
fecotia and Georgia,"— the House resolve, that such a
Union be formed, though they were nearly divided —
H. Cxibbs was on the affirmative. This Union was
proposed by the King's Secretary, as the means of
more effectually resisting the French, h was not carri-
ed into effect. -tThe census of Salem (exclusive of Daii-
vers Dist.) gave, this year, 372 houses, 3462 inhabi-
tcuits, having 1629 men, 1710 females, of whom were
^05 widows, and having, also, 123 blacks.

1755.

t Jan. 5th. £33 1 7 10 O. T. contributed to redeem
reter Labaree from the French in Canada.— ^ 26th
Mr. Leavit's Ch. appoint delegates to a Council for
ordaining Kobert Rogerson over Brooklyne Church

II Feb. 2lst. An embargo is laid, till March 1st* on
hshing vessels bound to the Banks.

iMarchlOth. Richard Derby is granted upland,
beach and flats at Ober's or Palmer's head at Winter
Island, for a wharf and warehouse for 1000 years at
Is. per year. *^

April 7th. James Jeffrey d. lately, m. Ruth Pratt
1732, had been of Selectmen, school committee, Rep
to Gen. Ct. and Notary Public. He left widow Ruth--
children, James Arthur, William, John, Benjamin, Ann,
Margaret, and Richard.-** 30th. Rev. John Spar-
hawk d. in his 42d year, son of Rev. John S. of Bris-
tol,-g. at Harvard 1731,_m. Jane Porter, daughter of
Rev. Aaron P. of Medford Oct. 4th, 1737. He left
children Priscilla, m. to Hon. Nathaniel Ropes, Cath-
erine m. to her cousin Nathaniel Sparhawk, Nathaniel
John, feaimiel, Jane m. to John Appleton, Susannah
m. Hon. Greorge King of Portsmouth, and Margaret
m. Isaac Winslow of Boston. ^

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* May 28th. H. Gibbs Rep. of Salem and D. Epes
of Dan. Dist. II. Gibbs chosen Clerk of the House
and conthiues so till liis deatii.— SOth. B. Lynde on
committee to consider the Gov's proposal for several
expeditions against the French.

t June 5th. Jonathan Prince of Dan. Dist. physi-
cian, d- lately. He left wife Mary.— lOlh. Vote of
House, that the Gov. declare war against all the Indian
Tribes, Eastward of Piscataqua Ptiver, except Penob-
scot Tribe. Bounty for every male Indian above 12 is
£50, and for every one under 12, £25— for every male
Indian scalpabovo 12 is £40 and every one under 12£20;
for each female prisoner £25, and each female scalp
£20,— all to be brought to Boston.— 18th. Many
Knirlish vessels are reported, as concerned in supplying
Louisbouriih with provisions, and French vessels as
hovering on the coast to get ])rovisions for that place.
The Gov. recommends, that an armed vessel be sent to
prevent English vessels from selling provisions to
French vessels.— 21st. An Embargo was laid on all
vessels with provisions and warlike stores, more than
enouiih for their own supply, to hinder illicit trade with
the French.— 24th. Gov. Vongratulates the House on
success of the expedition against N. Scotia. lort
Pie:uise}our was taken there l6th inst.

J Juiv 3d. Fast for expeditions against the French
jToi-ts.- ^ 2.3d. News of J]raddock's defeat 9th inst.

II Auir. 16th. The Gov. is desired by the House to
request "the Southern Governments so far to remove
their (Mnbariio, as to allow their vessels, with provisions,
to visit Boston and Salem.

Sept. — . Some of Col. Plaisted's Regiment, fron^
a distance, were billeted here. — 5th. Gov. states that
the expedition against Crown Point, is likely to lail, li
Gen. .Johnson is not reinforced with more men. House
vote 2000 recruits.— HI 0th. Col. Plaisted and others
pc^tition for Town Meeting to raise men for Crown
Point.— The quota of Salem is 28.— A balanced Bridge

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is to be built over North River channel instead of the
one there.— The ind(?nture for this work has a circular
stamp on the top of it,— which, bosides II pence at the
bottom, has a Cod Fish in the middle and round the
Fish •' Staple of the Massachusetts. "--*16th. News of
Gen. Johnson's victory, 9th inst. at River Point.— f 1 7th.
Thomas Barnard is installed over the confederate
Church. Mr. Lowell of Newburv praved ; Clark of
Danvers preached from Malachi 2 ch. 6 vs. : Barnard of
Marblehead gave charge.— t 24th. Col. Plaisted ^oes
to take his command at Crown Point.— V29th.~ A
soldier from the army at Lake George, brings bullets,
taken from the French in late battle, and supp^osed to be
poisoned.

Oct. 30th. Both Houses desire Lt. Gov. Phipps to
declare war against the Penobscot Indians.

II Nov. 2d. Mr Leavit's church are invited to join in
Council for ordaining Benjamin Adams over 2d Church
of Lynn.— ISth. !l About 4h. 15m. we were awak-
ened by a greater earthquake than has ever been known
in this country. Tops of chimnies and stone walls
were thrown down, and clocks stopped by the shake.
I thought of nothing less than being buried instantlv in
the rains of the house. This Earthquake was felt from
N. Scotia to Wingaw, S. C, and all interjacent terri-
tories. Its direction was supposed from N. W. to S.E.
— Less shocks afterwards. Tradition says, that
one result of the earthquake here was to reduce the cir-
cumterence of hoops, as worn bv ladies.

** Dec. 12th. Miles Ward,' jr. petitions Gen. Ct.
for leave to send a vessel with Beef and Pork to some
of the English Leeward Islands for cotton. — 16th. Gov.
Lawrence of N. Scotia is to be informed, that his Pro-
vince must pay for the French Neutrals about coming-
thence into Mass. — John Nutting is appointed Notary
Public — ft 19th. News that Lisbon was destroyed by
earthquake 1st of Nov.— JJ 2od. The House'desire

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the Gov. to apjx)int Fast for awful dispensations of Di-
vine Providence in repeated earthquakes, inundations
and other calamities, hy which God has testified his
liolj displeasure against nations of Europe as well as
against inhabitants of these Colonics. — *26th. Persons
giv^e an account of the Wine and distilled Spirits, used
in their families, in order to pay the excise on them.
Excise on Wine Gd. Ivum and Arrack 4^/. gall. — fVes-
sels arrive at Boston with French Neutrals from N.
Scotia. — 27th. The House order these Neutrals to
be distributed in various towns, under the care of the
Selectmen, — and to be employed according to their
ability, and charges for them to be paid by the Province.
A proportion of such French were sent to Salem. Be-
fore Feb. 7, 1756, about 1000 of them had arrived at
Boston. They were strong Catholics. Many of them,
who were supported by charity, made loud complaints
of their ill usage. They probably expected too much,
and the English, looking on them as intruded by Gov.
Lawrence upon Mass., though he could do no better, —
did too little to relieve their necessities. They were
moved from jilace to place, but Avere siill unwelcome
and distressed strangers. — This year Rev. P. Clark had
a sermon printed, — ^' A word in season to soldiers."

1756.

J Jan. 2d. Capt. Ichabod Plaisted,jr. d. lately, son
of Col. Ichabod P., b. Oct. 20, 1720, g. at Harvard,
1745, m. Eunice, daughter of Benjamin Brown, Esq.
deceased, she wash. Sept. 13, 1731, m. for her second
husband Timothy Fitch.

§ March 8th. After choice of moderator, town
meeting is opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Barnard,
and several Province laws are read against profaneness
and other immoralities, to the inhabitants. This ser-
vice appears to have been occasioned by the seriousness,
which lol lowed the recent earthquake, and it was con-
tinued.

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^^ [1766

April oth. Votf^ xhrdi Thomas F -e boirer

of doirs and cats and l>e aKov.ed l-j. eL- . .. burying
them. — These auimah seem to bare been killed, lest
they should spread the small pox- — Defoe's account of
the pla^e in Londcm in the reign of Charles IL. re-
lates thiat an immense number of cats and do^ were
killed lest tbej shoold spread the plagae.

* Mar 17th. CoL I. Plaisted sets oat for Crown
Point. — T 26th. H. Gibbs fcr -Salem and D. Epes for
Dangers Dist. Rep. to Gen. Ct. Benjamin Pickman is
chosen Coaaseilor. He so continnes till 1759, when
he declines serving any longer.

July 7th. B. Lynde is on Commiree to cerise
means for coni plying wiih a vote lo lalse SoOyJ men
against Crown Point- — 1 22d. Fast to pray for victory
over French and Indians.

§ Aug. 4th. Though war with the French had been
carried on- it is now proclaimed in Boston according to
order of the King. — |j 17tli. Gov. Shirley and the
House take an afiectionate leave of each other, as he is
about sailing for England.

Z Sept. 20th. Salem is to be divided into four
Wards, so that the duty of the CiLSiablrs ir.ay be
equalized.

**Oct. 3d. Every hou5eho:drr c: '1- Frorizce is
obliged ^to keep, at least one pcuiui c: po'ivder in i.ii
house. Serious 'injury was done in several towns by
such powder. — t-'- loth. The House vote, that 6d. a
ton on all vessels at their entry, except fishing and
coasting vessels, 6d. a lb. on Tea and 2d. a lb. on
Coffee, be paid to collect a fund for baikiuig and main-
taining two vessels to guard the coast- — ~1 22d. The
Overseers here petition Gen. Ct. that the French Neu-
trals, under their care, may be removed to some inland
town for safe keeping. — Such petition was revived
Feb. 12th, lest the French Xeuuals shoold escape in
some vessel and join the enemy.

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* Nov. 2d. Edmund Batter d. J^ 84, son of Daniel
and Mary B., m. Martha Pickman, Oct. 26, 1699,
Barbarra Hide, May 25, 1714, who d. at the age of
Se,, and Hannah Higginson, Sept. 25, 1723.— f 16th.
Benjamin Prescott takes a dismission from his people.
The Council highly recommend him. — J 18th. War-
wick Palfray d. lately, son of Walter and Margaret P.
b. Nov. 15, 1685, m. Elizabeth Hunlock,Nov. 11,1714,
and widow Mary Ellis, Oct. 10, 1747. He had sus-
tained chief offices in town.

Silver shoe and knee buckles, gold sleeve buttons and
gold necklaces continue fashionable among persons of
common as well as of great property.

1757.

^ Feb. Coldest winter since 1648, — much snow,
wood from £4 to £4 15 a cord. — ||17tli. The over-
seers here are allowed to move the French Neutrals, —
7 to Hojikinton, 5 to Southborough, 8 to Tewksbury
and 12 to Sturbridge. — 25th. House desire Lt. Cov.
to appoint a Fast for imploring divine aid in the expe-
ditions, in which the Province may be engaged.

!I March 14th. £108 L. M. are voted here to fur-
nish recruits for the present expedition, instead of those
drafted from the train bands.

** April 12th. Thomas Reddington, a sick soldier,
who was on the last expedition against Crown Point, is
allowed pecuniary help. Benjamin Ives receives a
Commission as Lt. of the Province Snow, Prince of
Wales. He was taken sick before she sailed and died.
She was captured by the enemy. — 20tli. Thomas
Poyington, Capt. of ship Essex, petitions that he may
sail with a load of wheat to England or Ireland, not-
withstanding the embargo. This petition is not al-
lowed.

ft May 19th. Each voter for Rep. must have free-
hold of 40^. a year, or other estate of £40 sterl. —

* Lynda's Notes. tS.Dan.Ch.il. t I'rob. Rcc. §11. A. IIol. Dia.
II Jo. of Ho. II T. R. *"• Jo. of IIo. ft T. R.

'^^^^ [1757

* 25th. John Turner for Salem and D. Epes for Dan.
Dist. — Rep.

June 8th. D. Epes presents a memorial for incor-
porating Danvers Dist. into a town, which was grant-
ed next day. — Hutchinson states ",bj the King's in-
structions to the Gov., he was strictly charged to con-
sent to no act for making a new town, unless, by a
clause in it, there should be a restraint of this power of
sending Rep., and Danvers a few years before, when it
had been separated from Salem, was made a Dist. and
not a town, because Districts had not this power."
Thus Danvers is set off from Salem. Among the persons
so taken from the community here, were the following.
Daniel Gardner, who had been Rep. to Gen. Ct. d. 1759,
left wife Anna and children. Daniel Epes, son of
Daniel and Martha E., b. Oct. 28, 1679, d. 1760, left
children, Daniel, John and Mary Procter ; had sustain-
ed various offices of Town and County, been a leading
member in House of Rep. and Justice of Gen. Sess. Ct.
Rev. B. Prescott, son of Jonathan P. of Concord, b.
Sept. 16, 1687, g. at Harvard 1709, m. Elizabeth,
dauglitcr of John HigG;inson, Oct. 20,1715, — (she b.
June 28, 1696,— d. ^krch 20, 1723,)— m. Mary dr. of
Rev. H. Gibbs, of Watertown, July 15, 1732, (she d.
Dec. 18, 1744,) m. Mary, sister ofthe first Sir Wm. Pep-
perel, Oct, 6, 1748, (she b. Sept. 4, 1686, had for her
iirst husband Hon. John Frost of Newcastle, N. H. — se-
cond, Benj. Colman, D. D. of Boston, she b. Sept. 4,
1686 ,— d, April 18, 1766.) Mr. P. published, 1768, "A
free and calm consideration ofthe unhappy misunder-
standings and debates between Great Britain andtlic A-
merican Colonies." — He d. May 28, 1777. — Rev. P.
Clark, son of Uriah, of Watertown, g. at Harvard 1712,
m. Deborah Hobart of Braintree, Nov. 6, 1719, d. June
10, 1768, in his 76th year ; left children, Hobert, Caleb,
Samuel, Hugh, William, Mary, wile of Bartholomevv
Rea, and Elizabeth, wife of Ebenezer Grosvener, and
grand children of son Peter deceased. — His sons, Sam-

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1757] ^^'^

iiel and Peter, were ministers, the latter an Episcopalian.
Mr. C. published, 1758, "Summer morning conversation
between a minister and a neighbour," occasioned by " a
Winter evening's conversation on Original sin" by Rev.
Mr. AVebster of Salisbury, and then a reply to a rejoin-
der of Mr. W. Charles Chauncey, D. D. published
against Mr. Clark, and Mr. C. against him on the same
subject. — Thomas JNelson b. at Norwich, Eng. June
1671, was soldier under King William, — was in Ireland
to help drive out James II., served in Queen Ann's
wars, — under Sir Cloudesley Shovel at siege and cap-
ture of Barcelona, — in expedition to Canada 1711,
when he settled in Salem, continued remarkaljly erect
and active till about a year before he d., Nov. 1774.

* June 20rh. Fast lor great drought, fear of French
fleet, disappointments and threatening judgments.

t Aug. 9th. Jonathan Morison is captured at Fort
V/illiam Ilenrv, carried to Quebec, — thence to France
wliere ho d. about Feb. 1758. — 16th. Gov. Thomas
Pownal, lately arrived, says in his speech, that the
question has come to this, whether the French shall
drive the English out of this Continent, — and, also, that
Provincial affairs are very critical. He informs the
House, that he had just received news, that Fort Wm.
Henry had surrendered and there had been a perfidious
breach of the capitulation by the French. — 25th. Gov.
informs the House, that a Regiment of Highlanders, in
His Majesty's service, are soon c^xpected. He desires
Gen. Ct. to provide quarters for them. — 31st. Both
Houses reply to Gov. that they have agreed to furnish
barracks on the Castle or Gov'rs Island to accommo-
date 1000 men with their officers, and that this Province
is under no obligation to support such troops.

t Sept. 5th. Maj. Joshua Hicks d. recently, m.
IMartha Derby, Oct. 22, 1719. He had been select-
man and sustained other trusts of the town.

$s Oct. — . Samuel Goldthwait d. in service under
Earl of Loudon against the enemy. — ||l6th. Confeder-

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ated Ch. is invited to attend Council for ordaining Jo-
siah Bailej over 2d Ch. of Hampton, N. H.

1758.
* March 11th. House vote 7000 men for Canada,
to bo dismissed hy 1st of Nov. TJiis was the largest
lorce ever voted by Mass. at one time.— 15th. Arms
and accoutrements, furnished by the Province to the
1 800 men, under Earl of Loudon, and are still not given
up, are to be returned. Such of them as are in Es-
sex, are to be left with Col. Plaisted.— t20th. The
lish Committee are to keep open the passageways
here for salmon, shad, oldvvives and other fish\nd to
appoint places for taking such fish in scoop nets.— J25th.
An Embargo is laid on all vessels of the Province.

May 31st. John Turner and H. Gibbs Rep.

June 5th. Mr. Barnard peaches Art. Election Ser-
mon.—13th. As there have been repeated disappoint-
ments in expeditions against the enemy, and great
preparations are made in English Colonies for immedi-
ate warlike operations, the Houso desire the Gov. to
appoint a Fast. They request that the King of Prus-
sia, as an ally of England, may be mentioned in the or-
der for such a religious service.

Oct. 4th. Gov. relates to the House " the reduction
of the Island of Cape Breton and its dependences, the
key of the enemy's only port ; the destruction of Fort
Frontmacand the enemy's whole naval force, of their
stores and magazines at Cadaraqui, and that the do-
mmion of the Lakes, which soon or late, must be the
dominion of America, is again restored to the British
empire." — He mentions that Parliament has granted
Mass. for its expenses in war for provisions 1 756,
£27380 19 11 1-2 sterI.-§ 31st. Confederate Ch.
IS invited to help ordain Wm. Symmes over 1st Ch. at
Andover.

Ij Dec. 30th. Gov. says, *' Fort Du Quesne on Ohio
has surrendered, an event to open an extensive trade

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454
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and to confirm our Indian allianccs."--*31st Con-
federate Ch. is invited to assist in ordniation ot JNathau
Holt over 2d Ch. in Danvers.

1759.

t Jan. 7th. The Confederate Ch. vote, that persons,
v'ho have united with Mr. Leavit's church, while he
has been pastor, m^y commune with them.— T lUtU.
As Gen. Ct. in order to relieve Boston of a part of then-
Tax, assessed Salem £300 more than usual, the peo-
ple here petition for redress.-13th. As the Hon. 13.
Lynde presented Gen. Ct. six folio volumes ot the
statutes from Magna Charta to 13th year o His pre-
sent Majesty's reign, the Ct. vote him their tlmnks.

Feb 13th. It is enacted that the solemn aftirmation
of the Quakers shall, in certain cases, be accepted in-
stead of an oath.-^ 14th. Gov. orders the oihcers ol
justice in every town, to prevent Taverners and others
from sellin'' s|)irituous liquors, wines, coliee, tea, ale,
beer or cyder on the Sabbath, and from entertaining
any persons then contrary to the ends of the law.—
II I7th. Henry Gibbs merchant d., son ot Rev. Henry
G. of Watertown, b. May 13, 1709, g. at Harvard 1726,
m. Margaret daughter of Rev. Jabez 1 itch of Torts-
month,N. H. Jan. 31, 1739, she d. Nov. 7, 742 m
Catherine, daughter of Josiah Williard of Boston, Ma>
2a, 1747, she d. May 31, 1769. He let children.—
He was Rep. to Gen. Ct. and Clerk of the House from
1755 to his death, was Justice of Gen. Sess. and Com.

Ploas Courts. • i • ^i

!I March 10th. -House vote 5000 men to aid m the
conquest of Canada.-l3th. " There being aflaiis of
the utmost importance to this and the other British
Governments in N. America agitating and under con-
sideration," the House desire the Gov. to appoint a
Fast.—** 27tli. Town vote £4 L. M., as bounty to
each man, who enlists to make out their quota for ex-
pedition against Canada.

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^^ [1760

May 16th. £800 L. M. voted for town charges.—
* SOtli. Stephen Higginson liej). to Gen. Ct. Icha-
bod Plaisted was of the Council and so continued till
1762.

t Aug. 9th. Schooners George and Swallow, and
15th, Sparrow, on a fishing voyage, are taken by a
French Privateer.

Sept. 18th. Quebeck taken. When the news of
this event arrived hither there was first a tolling of bells
for the death of Wolf and then ringing of them for
victory.

J Oct. 25th. Thanksgiving for the capture of Que-
beck.

§ Dec. 11th. Doct. Jonathan Prince d. in his 26th
year.

1760.

II March 21st. Gov. Pownal informs the House,
that he has been appointed Gov. of S. C. and that Gov.
Francis Bernard of N. J. is to be his successor. — The
House resolve, that the Gov. send briefs through the
Province to have collections made for sufferers by fire
in Boston, and that £3000 be paid out of the public
Treasury to the Selectmen there to relieve their poor.
This fire began 2 o'clock morning of 20th and caused a
loss of £100,000 sterl.

H March 24th. Jonathan Pue, Esq. d. suddenly.
He was surveyor and searcher of this Port and Marb. —
** 24th. Gov. and House take an affectionate leave of
each other. — 25th. S. Higginson is on committee to
congratulate Gov. Bernard, when he arrives.

April 23d. I. Plaisted is on committee to assign to
French Neutrals to each county and its towns accord-
ing to their Tax. There were 1017 of these Neutrals
in Mass.

ft May 19th. £1100 voted for town charges. A
school house is to be built, not on the same spot of the

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11 Jo. of Ho. ^ Dos. Ev. Post. ""Jo. of Ho. ftT.R.

1761] ^^^

old one, in school-house lane. This new building was
placed where the present Court house stands. — * 28tli.
Nathaniel Ropes Rep. to Gen. Ct.

t June 27th. Capt. Stevens from St. Kitts, states,
that Capt Carlton and two other vessels were lately
taken by French privateers in W. I. — J Two lads of
this place are sentenced at Ipswich to pay £10 each, to
two months imprisonment, and one of them to stand in
pillory, for passing counterfeit dollars in Haverhill. It
was supposed, that the dollars were made by a gang in
Salem, who employed the boys to pass them.

Aug. 11th. Joseph Dowse is confirmed Surveyor
and Searcher of Salem and Marblehead.

§ Sept. Dissentaria prevails. — ||18th. Rejoicing
here for the capture of Montreal and the rest of Canada.

H Oct 2vth. Timothy Liudall d., son of Timothy
and Mary L.— b. Nov. 4, 1677., g. at Harvard 1695,
m. Bethiah Kitchen May 27, 1714, — she d. June 20,
1720, M 31, he was published to Madam Mary Hench-
man of Lynn, Dec. 6, 1749, she d. Feb. 8, 1767, M
80. — His daughter Jane m. Francis Borland of Boston
and a grand daughter of his m. John Still Winthrop,
whose son is Thomas Lindall W. present Lt. Gov.
He long worshipped with the Society at N. Danvers, —
sustained chief offices of town, was often Rep. to Gen.
Ct. and Speaker of the House a few Sessions, of the
Council several years, — long Justice of Gen. Sess. and
Com. Pleas Courts. — " He was a gentleman of good
understanding and much knowledge. He served with
ability and faithfulness in many important offices."

^■* Dec. 30th. Geo. HI. proclaimed King in Boston.

1761.

"it Jan. 9th. John Nutting mentioned as Notary
Public.

I J Feb. — . For near 30 years a law required 6d.
a gallon on imported Molasses and was exceedingly un-

"" Jo. of Ho. t Bos. Ev. Post. i Bos. Gaz. § E. A. IIol. Dia.
'lllsiilicld Oia. II Tomb. Stone ^' Smith's Jo. fiJo. ofllo. iUIutcIi.

^' [1761

popular. There was a considerable amount of forfei-
tures by this law. The merchants of Boston and Sa-
lem prefered a petition in opposition to one by a Cus-
tom House officer to Superior Ct. for writ of assistance
to aid him more fully to execute this and other laws. —
James Otis appeared for these merchants and his speech
was admired by such as were opposed to the Royal
power.— *i 6th. A brig, Capt. Elkins, bound from Gib-
raltar to Monto Christo, was lately lost on Caucases,
crew saved. — f 20th. Mrs. Anna, wife of Rev. Sam-
uel Fisk d. with the small pox. She was daughter of
Joseph and Elizabeth Gerrish, b. Aug. 13, 1712, m.
Mr. F.Dec. 20, 1739.

t March 12th. " We were last night about 1-4 past
2 o'clock, roused out of our beds by an astonishing
earthquake, much such as that five years ago, only that
was a more terrible jar and this was undulatory." —
^25th. Selectmen lease the N. School house chamber
to a nuraber of gentlemen for a Library.

II May 21st. A general cold prevails here and
through the country. — H 27th. S. Higginson and N.
Ropes Rep. to Gen. Ct. — 29th. The formerj is on
committee to devise measures for redeeming persons of
this Province, who are held by French and Indians, and,
also, to consider what may be done by the Government
to encourage the propagation of the Gospel among the
aborigines. — The Gov. says in his message " Whig and
Tor}', Court and Country, are all swallowed up in the
name of Briton." He fears that a party spirit is preva-
lent in the Province and desires that it may be sup-
pressed.—**3Gth. Miles Ward M about 87, has for
more than 70 years travelled an old road on S. bank of
N. river from bridge at W. end of the town to Curwin's

me.

ft June 6th. B. Lynde is on committee who adver-
tise for all persons that have friends in captivity iu
Canada and Louisianiato send in their names. — tJ15th.

*Cos. Ev. Post, i Bos. Gaz. t Smith's Jo. § T. P. 1| Hen. Dia.
•iJo. ofllo. '^T. P. itJo.ofllo. U St. Peter's Ch. K.

1762] ^'^^

It is voted that if Wm. Epes, Esq. will Icn^tlieii the
church 20 feet and move the piilj)it at his own charge,
he shall have the price, which the pews, built in this
addition shall bring.

* July 9th. Salem to pay £18 13 U on £1000 of
Province Tax.

t Se])t. 20th. Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin Marston
d. iE 53. She was daughter of the noted warrior,,
Isaac Winslow, of Marshiield, m. Nov. 20, 1729. Her
husband Avas a native of Salem, and m. Rev. II. Gibbs'
daughter Mehitable of Watertown, for his first wife,
who was b. Jan. 8, 1706, and d. Aug. 21, 1727, — was
Eep. to Gen. Ct., — sherifi'of Essex — Justice of Gen.
Sess. and Com. Pleas Courts, — moved from Salem to
Manchester, where he d. 1754, leaving l-6th of the in-
come of the Misery Island, after his wife's death, to the
Society for propagating the Gospel among Indians.

t Oct. 12th. Stej)hen Higginson d. at Newbury,
buried here, son of John H. b. July 31, 1716, — m. Eli-
zabeth Cabot, April 22, 1743, held principal offices in
town, Picp. to Gen. Ct., Justice of Gen. Sess. and Com.
Pleas Courts, — His wife Elizabeth survived him. —
^ 26th. Sch. Jolly Robin, bound to St. Kitts, taken
22d ult by French Privateer.

Dec. 14th. Josej)h James hostage at Martinico for
the ransom of brig Ranger. — 1( This year it is enacted,
that, instead of death for second offence in robbing, it
shall be for the^r^^ offence therein.

1762.
1 Jan. 20th. I. Plaisted of Council brings down to
the House a petition from individuals in the Province,
for being incorporated as a Society for spreading the
Gospel among the Indians of N. America. The peti-
tioners had already subscribed a large sum for a perma-
nent fund. They were incorporated 6th March. Gor-
don informs us that the King would not allow their in-
corporation.

* Jo. of Ho. t Burying Hill. t Bos. Gaz.

§ Dos. Ev. Post. II Frov. Laws. 11 Jo. of Ho,

^^^ [1762

* Feb. 7th. D. Leavit pastor of first Church, d. af-
ter a lingering ilhiess iE 42, buried in the family tomb
of Edward Kitchen, Esq., g. at Harvard 1739, m. Mary
Pickering, Oct. 17, 1751, who survived him, — leit
children, J^Iary, Sarah, and Elizabeth ; very much la-
mented.

t March 8th. A way of two poles wide to be allow-
ed from Daniel's lane to Becket's lane. — t 25th. Wm.
Walter and Eliezer Moses are appointed waiters and
preventive oflicers for customs of Salem.

April I4th. War against Spaniards is proclaimed in
Boston, — according to the King's order.

§ May 26th. N. Ropes and Wm. Brown are Rep.
to Gen. Ct. N. Ropes is elected a member of the
Council and so continues till 1769. — 27th. A precept
is sent hither for a Rep. to supply his place. Andrew
Oliver, jr. was accordingly chosen 9th of June.

June lith. John Tapley had been Capt. in service
against the enemy — 15th. The House desire Gov. to
order a Fast because of a severe drought. — 1| Hay
very short, — sold for ^20 a ton.

11 Aug. 3d. Confederate church and first church
settle their difficulties. The latter give up their name
first to the former, and receive half of the plate and of
the amount of the Deacons marsh. — **25th. Thomas
Barnard preaches a sermon at ordination of Wm. Whit-
wel! at Marblehcad.

ft Sept. 6th. Each Tea seller pays l.s. each Inn-
holder and Retailer 3s. 9d. for a license. — Jt7th. News
that Havana was taken and rejoicings here, 1 5th, for
such success. — ^^^ 9th. Petition of Richard Derby as to
a Flag of Truce, sent to ransom hostages at llispanola
and iliegaly taken and detained at the Island of Provi-
dence.— loth. Gen. Ct., for the victory of Prince
Ferdinand of Brunswick and for the capture of Havana,
kecj) a day of Thanksgiving, — Dr. Sewall preaches for
then). The Gov. invites the House to drink the

*13ns. Gaz. I T. R. t Bos. Gaz § Jo. of IIo. 1| E. A. Hol. Dia.

llTab. Ch 11. *' .Marb. C!i. R. H T. P. jt Iv A. Hol Dia. § 5 Jo- of IIo.

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King's health with him and the Council at Concert
Hall. — 14th. Gov, states that " soon after the invasion
of Newfoundland, the inhabitants of Salem and Marble-
head, who were concerned in the Fishery N. W. of
Nova Scotia, were alarmed with advice that a French
Privateer was cruising in the Gut of Canso, and peti-
tioned for protection of their fishing vessels employed
in those seas, and that he fitted out the Mass. Sloop,
just returned from Penobscot and sent her to the Gut
of Canso, — that she had just returned from this cruise,
being gone a month, — had heard of a French Pirate
there and assisted the vessels there to finish their fares."
For thus dispatching this sloop the House charge the
Gov. with infringing on their right. He ably vindi-
cates himself the 18th, having acted by advice of Coun-
cil.— 15th. House desire Gov. to appoint Thanksgiv-
ing for cessation of an extreme drought, for reduction
of Martinico and of the " strong city of Havana," and
success in Germany.

* Oct. 21. Last week Benjamin Ellinwood was
tried in Salem for stabbing Jacob Poland, Aug. 16th,
at Beverly, so that he died. — The verdict was man-
slaughter. The prisoner was sentenced to be burnt in
the hand, imprisoned 12 months and pay costs.

Dec. 6th. Last week John Waldo, lately from
Newfoundland with his family and settled here, — in
getting over a fence, fell into a well, broke his skull
and died soon — f Epes Sargent d. M 72, m. widow
Katheriiie Brown Aug. iO, 1744, moved from Glouces-
ter, where, as a merchant, he acquired considerable
property, left children, had been Col. of Ipswich Reg.
was long a Justice of Gen. Sess. Ct., and took an ac-
tive part in promoting the public welfare of Salem. —
9th. Ichabod Plaisted d. of apoplexy, JE 63, native of
Portsmouth, m. Sarah, daughter of John Bro\yn Oct.
^20, 1720, (she b. Oct. 27, 1701, d. Dec. 8, 1755,) left
daughter Mary, wife of Joseph Sherburne of Boston ;
sustained ciiicf trusts of the town, — served as Col.

* Bos. (iaz. t Lynde's Notes.

*^' [17G3

1755 and 175(5, against the enemy at Crown Pt. and
Ticonderoga, — was Justice of Gen. Sess. Ct. — Rep. to
Gen. Ct. and member of the Council. — Pemberton's
M. S. savs of him " pious, modest, cheerful, beneficent,
— a friend to the pious,— spurned at vice and encour-
aged virtue." — * Samuel Barnard d. lately, was of
Deerfield, May 29, 1723, when he moved hither, m.
widow Rachel Barnard, dau2;hter of Timothv Lindall,
Esq. she d. Aug. 3, 1743, — m. Elizabeth Williams of
Hatfield 1744, left widow Catherine whomrhe m. after
1 762, — held principal offices in town and was justice of
Gen. Sess. Ct. His property was large. He be-
queathed £50 to the poor of Salem, and the same sum
to the poor of Deerfield, £60 in plate to the first
Church, and £100 in plate to Mr. Ashley's Church
at Deerfield, and £40 in plate to Deerfield Church,
400 acres of land for an Academy in Hampshire Co.
if endowed in 10 years, if not, said land to be for send-
ing the Gospel among the Indians. — Doct.Bezaleel Top-
pan, son of the Rev. Christopher T. of Newbury, ^. at
Harvard 1722, — f Had a call to settle over Topsfield
Church 1727, became a physician, — m. Mary Barton
June 27, 1734, — left children, Mary Pickman and Anna
Toppan. — t This year there were 30 fishing vessels
owned here, which brought home 11,177 quintals of
merchantable and 17498 qtls. of Jamaica fish. Five
of these vessels belonged to B. Pickman, Esq. — £l00
O. T. equal to £13 6 8. L. M.

1763.

§ Feb. 7th. Gov. informs the House that peace has
been made between France, Spain and En2;land, by
which the French are excluded from N. America.

t April 27th. Wm. Brown d. of an apoplectic fit iu
his field, son of Hon. Samuel and Abigail B. b. May 7,
1709, g. at Harvard 1727 — m. Mary, daughter of Gov.
Burnet, Nov. 14, 1737 — shed. July 31, 1745, m. Mary
daughter of Philip French, Esq. of Brunswick, N. Jer-

*Bo3. Gaz. ;Tops. Ch. R. ;3alem Gaz. 1308. ^Jt>. ofHo. [ILvfide's Notes.

462
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scy, she d. 17G1, left cliildren by former wife, William^
Samuel, Benjamin, Thomas, Mary and Sarah, and by
latter, Piiillipa and Francis. He was Justice of Gen.
Sess. Ct. — Rep. to Gen. Ct. and member of the Coun-
cil. His place at Ryal side was called " Brown Hall,
after the place in Lancashire, England," whence his
ancestors came. He gave a gilt cup to his son William,
which belonged to his first wife's grand mother, "Bishop
Burnet's lady, who was descended from the Duke of
Buckleigh's family," — and who was daughter of Apol-
lonius Scott and Maria Vanderhoog. He left £1000
O. T. to Society in Eng. for propagating the Gospel
among American Indians.

* May 23d. The Church lately under Mr. Leavit
vote to be called the third Church. They invite John
Huntington, jr. ^\ ho had preached for tiiem, to become
their minister. The Congregation concur with this in-
vitation.-— t25th. Wm. Brown and Andrew Oliver, jr.
Rep. to Gen. Ct. J Thomas Barnard preached the
Election Sermon.

^June 4th. Josiah Dewing, among sick and wounded
soldiers, receives assistance. — ||20th. Mr. Huntington
voted £100 L. M. salary and £200 L. M. settlement.

II Sept. 6th. The Association of this and other
towns, receive, according to their application, from the
President of Harvard College, 2 vols, of Leland's View
of Deistical writers, which had been left with him for
distribution. Other associations have the gift of such
books. — **8th. Of the surviving partners of the Laud
Bank or Manufacturing Scheme, eight were living here,
and others had moved away. — 2oth. J. Huntington
is ordained over 3d Church ; M(3ssrs. Diman prayed.
Lord of Norwich preached from H Tim. 5 c. 22 vs.
Clark of Danvers gave charge, Pembcrton of Boston
prayed, Barnard gave hand fellowship.

ft Dec. 10th. An abundance of potatoes and other
country })roduee. — JJ 26th. James Cockle collector,

'Tab. Ch. R. tJo. ofHo. + Pemberton's M. S. §JoofHo. || Tab. Cb. R.
H Assn. of Salem and Vicinity R. '" Bos. Gaz. ttCoUins' Dia. IJBos. Gaz.

*«^ [1764

and Joseph Dowse, Surveyor and Searcher, state, that
" as it had been represented to the Lords Commission-
ers of His Majesty's Treasury, that many vessels trad-
ing to plantations, not belonging to the King of Great
Britain, and returning with cargoes of Rum, Sugar and
Molasses, have found means to smuggle the same into
His Majesty's Colonies, without paying the King's
duty," — all masters of such vessels are requested on
their arrival to report their cargoes " to the Custom house,
where proper officers will be put on board to see that
the Act of the sixth of His late Majesty King George
II. be carried into execution." — Same advertisement
was published by Collectors of other ports. — Duty on
Sugar was 65. cwt. A pamphlet was published, in a
few days, in Boston against the said act. — * This year
the terms Whig and Tory, were adopted from England
and began suddenly to be used in Mass. Officers of
the Crown and their supporters were called Tories, and
those, opposed to them, were called Whigs.

1764.

t Jan. 2d. John Nutting, Esq. is appointed by the
Surveyor General, John Temple of Boston, to be the
King's weigher and guager for Salem. — J 11th. Me-
morials from this and other sea ports to Gen. Ct.
against the Sugar Act. — 21st. To prevent the Small
Pox from being brought hither, the Selectmen are im-
powered to erect fences across highways, leading into
town, to continue them and keep watches till 1st of June.

^ March 8th. Small Pox prevails here, — guard is
suspended, 1000 persons are innoculated.

II May 23d. Wm. Brown and Andrew Oliver, jr.
Be p. to Gen. Ct.

June 13th. The House accept a draft of a letter to
t^ieir agent in London, Mr. Maudit, against the Sugar
Act and the Stamp Act, though the latter act had not
gone into eifect. — In this letter the House maintain
that Parliament has no right to tax this Province, be-

* Hutch, i Bos. Gaz. :{: Jo. of Ho. § E. A. Hoi. Dia. || Jo. of Ho.

1765] *^^

cause not represented in the House of Commons. —
Hutchinson says that the said Sugar Act was the re-
vival of a similar one of the sixth of George H., — that
the duty on Molasses was reduced from 6d. to 3d., —
new duties were laid on Coffee, Pimento, E. India
goods, Wines from Madeira and the Western Islands.
Parliament were devising measures to ease their gov^
ernment of future expenses in America.

* July 2d. The Jamaica man of war sailed recently
from N. York for her station at Salem and Marblehead.

t Aug. 11th. This ship anchored in the Plarbor.

j Oct. 1st. There are 509 houses, 923 families,
whites under 16 are 884 men, 985 females, — above 16
are 1050 m. 1335 f. — coloured people 117 m. 5i) f. —
French Neutrals under 16 are 8 m. 3 f . — above 16 are
13 m. 18 f., making in the whole 4469 inhabitants. —
^ oth. The Surveyor General has appointed William
Brown Collector of Customs at Salem and Marb. —
II This year many people of the Province engaged not
to import or use English goods, and particularly not to
wear mourning on the decease of relatives, because of
English manufacture. In the public ])rints, leather
clothing was advertised for sale v.s suitable for persons
to work in. — Some individuals entered into a contract
not to eat any Lamb, so that wool might be more plenty
lor manufactures.

1765.

II .Jan. 10th. Snow from 3 to 4 feet on a level.

*■=* March 21st. Dea. Miles Ward d. lately M about
91. He m. Sarah Massey, Sept. 16, 1697, his son
Joshua survived him.

ft April 4th. A son of Susan Lamb drowned in
Mill Pond.

It May 23. News that the Stamp Act is to begin
at the Colonies 1st of Nov. — §^ 29th. A. Oliver and
AVm. Brown Bep. to Gen. Ct.

* Bos. Gaz. IHen.Dia. | T. P. § Bos. Gaz. |] Hutch.

lIMass. Gaz. *« Prob. Ilec. ft Hen. Diu. U Mass. Gaz. §§ Jo. of Ho.

^•^ [1765

* June 6th. Rev. Samuel Occura, an Indian,
preached for Mr. Huntington. In Dec. Mr. Occurn
preached here ao;ain in company with Rev. Nathaniel
AVhitaker, both of whom were about sailing for England
to solicit funds for the Indian charity school under Mr.
AVheelock. t They returned May following and had
collected about £10,000 for their object. — t8th. Com-
mittee of House report a letter for Speakers of the
Houses of Representatives in the Colonies, as to hav-
ing delegates, from each of these Colonies, meet in N.
York 1st Tuesday of Oct., to consult about late acts of
Parliament. Such a Congress, composed of delegates
from a part of the Colonies, met accordingly and signed
a memorial to the Kin^r and each House of Parliament.

Sept. 25th. The Gov. says in his speech to the
House, " I have called you toirether at this unusual
time, that you may determine what is to be done at this
dangerous conjuncture. I need not recount to you the
violences, which have been committed in Boston, nor
the declarations which have been made and still subsist,
that the act of Parliament, for granting Stamp duties in
the British Colonies, shall not be executed in this Pro-
vince. By this act all papers which are not duly stamp-
ed are null and void, and all persons who shall sign, en-
gross or write any such papers will forfeit for each of-
fence £10. — This Province seems to me to be upon the
brink of a precipice. The same spirit, which pulls
down houses, attacks reputation. I recommend to you
to order a compensation to be made to the sufferers by
the late disturbances." — 2Cth. The Gov. informs the
House that a ship had come into Boston harbour, with
stamped papers for the use of the Province and of N. H.
and R. Is., that as Mr. Oliver had declined the office of
distributor of Stamped papers, the House must see to
their preservation. The House excuse themselves from
taking charge of these papers.

^Oct. 1. Wm. Epes, Esq. d. JE 39, m. Abigail, dr.
of Hon. Benjamin Pickman, March 1750, when he had

* lien. Dia. t Mass. Gaz. : Jo. of Ho. «IIen. Dia.

1766] *^^

recently moved hither from Chesterfield, Va. He was one
of the principal members o( St. Peter's Ch. His wife
survived him and m. Dr. Sylvester Gardner of Boston,
May 1772. — *21st. The town instruct their Rep. to
use their efforts for the repeal of the Stamp Act, — and
for the prevention of such riots, as have lately taken
place. — In their remarks the town object to being de-
nied, by Parliament, the trial by juries in the Admiralty
Courts. — t 29th. The House pass several resolves as
to their Charter privileges ; — one, that while this Pro-
vince pays for its own Government it ought not to help
support government in England ; — another, that the
Court of Admiralty, as administered here, is an oppres-
sion.

1766.
JJan. Amount ot seizures, made in Salem and paid in-
to the ProvinceTreasury was£880. — 20th. Committee
of the House report on the grievances of the peoj)le, be-
cause thcGov. and Council had the Stamp iVct and Muti-
ny Act j)rinted contrary to their wishes, at the expense of
the Province, and because they had shut the Courts of
•Justice and particularly the Supreme Ct. — 23d. The
House, except live, resolve that closing the Courts of
.Justice is a grievance and that Judges and Justices
and all other offices in this Province ought to proceed in
tiie discharge of their duties. — The Rep. of Salem are
in favor of tliis resolve. — A letter from Secretary Con-
way, dated London Oct. 24, 1765, says to Gov. Ber-
nard, " It is with great concern that His Majesty learns
i;he disturbances, which have lately arisen in your Pro-
vince ; — the general confusion that seems to reign there,
and the total languor and want of energy in your Gov-
ernment to exert itself with any dignity of efficacy for
the suppression of tumults. Yoo ^^'ill in the strongest
colours represent to them the dreadful consequences,
that must inevitably attend the i'orcible and violent re-
sistance to Acts of the British Parliament and the scene

''T.R. t Jo. of Ho. } Jo. of Ho.

^^^ [1766

of misery and distraction to both countries inseparable
from such conduct."

* Feb. 2d. First Church are invited to join in
Council for ordaining John Wyeth over 3d Church in
Gloucester on 3th inst. — f loth. Gov. appointed Na-
thaniel Ropes Judge of Probate and first Justice of
Com. Pleas Ct. for Essex, instead of John Choate, of
Ipswich, deceased.

t March 11th. Vote to have what is now called
Federal street laid out. — ^ 25th. Marine Society in-
stituted, incorporated live years afterwards, its object
to aid poor widows of its deceased members.

II May 19th. A letter from Salem to a person in
Boston, remarks " This dav the town met for choice of
Rop., when A. Oliver and Wm. Brown were chosen.
We ask no pardon from Mr. Dictator lor choosing those
gentlemen he proscribed." — 1121st. Great rejoicing
here that the Stamp Act is repealed. Effigies of Pitt
and Lord North were exhibited. Pitt's was honoured,
North's was burnt. — ** 28th. A Oliver and Wm.
Brown Rep. to Gen. Ct. — 29th. B. Lynde resigned
his office of Counsellor, because the people, in general,
were much opposed to Judges of the Supreme Court's
holding such an office. — ff^Oth. Rev. John Huntington
d. of a consumption, in his 30th year, son of John H. of
Norwich, Conn, received a degree at Harvard 1763. He
returned unrelieved from a voyage to VV. I. for his
health shortly before his decease. He was esteemed
for his talents and piety.

tt June 3d. Tlie House congratulate the Gov. on
the repeal of the Stamp Act as "a most interesting and
happy event ; which has diffused a general joy among
all His Majesty's loyal subjects through this extensive
Continent." — 20th. The House vote their thanks to
Wm. Pitt " for his noble and generous efforts in procur-
ing the repeal of the Stamp Act" and to other members
of Parliament.

* 1st. Cli. R. t iMass. Gaz. } T. R. § Mass. Register.

llMass. Gaz. 1i Hen. Dia, ** Jo. of Ho. 1 ( Tab. Cli. R. {[Jo. of Ho.

1766] ^^^

* Aug. 17th. Edward Kitchen, son of Robert and
Bethiah K. d. M 66, m. Feck, daughter of Josiah Wol-
cot, Nov. 19, 1730, (she b. Oct. 9, 1712, d. Jan. 17,
1747) — Justice of Gen. Sess. Ct. — f He bequeathed
six silver pint cans to 3d Church, £40 to poor of Salem ;
£Q& 13 4 L. M. to Society for promoting Christian
knowledge among Indians, and £133 6 8 to Harvard
College. — X 25th. Persons of first Church chosen to
receive £70 in silver, a legacy by Samuel Brown, from
Wm. Burnet Brown, and " to buy a handsome silver
Flagon and have the arms of the Brown family engrav-
ed upon it."

§ Oct. 11th. Capt. John Crowninshicld d. lately,
left wife Anstis and children, Sarah Gibaut, Mary El-
kins, Anstis King, Elizabeth Derby, Jacob and George,
and grand children of son John, deceased.

[| Nov. 13th. Wm. Brown is on Committee to con-
sider difficulties, under which the trade of the Province
labours, and particularly as to the fishery on the coast
of Labrador. — 1 20th. The Act of Parliament prohib-
iting the exportation of any articles from America to
Ireland or other ports N. of Cape Finisterre, except
Great Britain, will take place 1st of Jan. Persons hav-
ing Flax seed are advised to bring it to market in
season before the Act commences. — **24th. " Voted
that the Kep. of this town use their endeavours that
the losses of the late sufferers in Boston be made up to
them out of the Province Treasury, agreeable to the re-
commendation of our most gracious Sovereign." — In
Oct. a vote different from this was passed here. The
above losses were caused by mobs, who were irritated
by the Stamp Act.

ft Dec. Wm. Brown is on committee to draft a
letter for the Province Agent De Berdt in London,
" tending to remove the unfavorable impressions that
have been made bv misrepresentations of the temper
and conductof His Majesty's Province of Mass. Bay." —

* Burying hill. i Mass. Gaz. + 1st Ch. R. § Prob. Rec.

11 Jo. ol' Ho. ^! iVIass. Gaz. •'* T. R. It Jo. of Ho.

*^» [1-67

Dec. otii. The question before the House whether com-
pensation be allowed for the sufferers by mobs in Bos-
ton Aug. 26, 1165, and pardon to all concerned in these
mobs, — passed in the affirmative, 53 to 35. — * This
year about 14 French Neutrals sailed hence for Mar-
tinico. — jLibels were filed in the Admiralty Ct. this year
against vessels of Salem, which had imported Molasses
without fully complying with the Su2;ar Act, which
was generally considered oppressive by people of the
Colonies, for 9 or £10,000 sterl. The merchants who
owned these vessels made a compromise before trial, for
about 1-3 of this sum, with the Surveyor General, who
soon dismissed the Collector, Wm. Brown, for not be-
ing more strict to enforce the act.

1767.

t March 3d. James Ford is keeper of the writing
school. — ^ 4th. As a distressing loss by fire was sus-
sustained on 3d of Feb. by inhabitants of Boston, the
House desire the Gov. to send briefs to all places in this
Province for contributions, except to Worcester, Hamp-
shire and Berkshire Counties. — 1| 9th. Selectmen re-
port that they have laid out a way from Robert Allen's
house to Burying point lane. The eight feet way on
Bank of N. River from town bridge to Curwin's lane,
is to be discontinued. — !! 18th. It beins: a year since
the repeal of the Stampt Act, this event is joyfully
commemorated through the Colonies.

**A pril 12th. Saft I6s. hhd.. Fish middling 125. Sd.
a qtl. — 15th. Turpentine 16^., Pitch I65., Tar IO5.,
Pork 48.S-., Bacon 6d. lb., Callavances 4^. — ft 27th.
Episcopal Society vote to purchase a parsonage Glebe
near their church, of Wm. Burnet Brown, Esq. They
agree that each single pew on main aisle pay 5d. L. M.
each single floor pew not on said aisle 4f/., and each
single wall pew 6d. for every sabbath.

JJ May loth. Andrew Oliver gives the town his

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compensation for being Rep. to Gen. Ct. {ivg years, —
over what of such compensation as he has abeady pre-
sented them. They vote him tlieir thanks. — The Se-
lectmen arc empowered to build another work house.
£1200 L. M., including £200 for a work house, voted
for town charges. — *27th. Wm. Brown and Peter
Frye are Rep. to Gen. Ct.

June 19th. Rev. Dr. Sewall and others, in the name
of the Pastor's of Congregational Churches in the Pro-
vince, pray to be incorporated so as to relieve the widows
and orphans of their deceased brethren.

t July 14th. Timothy Orne, merchant, d., son of
Timothy and Lois O., b. June 27, 1717,— m. Rebcckah
Taylor of Lynn, 174G, she d. May, 1771, iE 44,— left
children, Timothy, Samuel, Rebecca, Sarah, Lois and
Esther. He was often Selectman and active for the
welfare of the town. His property was £22020 8 10 1-4

O. T.

tOct. 31st. Bottomry to various ports is 20 per cent.

^ Nov. 1st. John Sparhawk, son ot Rev. John S.
deceased, is recommended and dismissed by the First
Ch. here to First Ch. at Kittery. He became an emi-
nent man. — 1| 2d. Benjamin "Pickman had lately im-
ported a Fire Engine for the town, which cost them
£73 4 6.—1 5th. Effigies of the Pope, &c. carried
about town, as commemorative of gunpowder treason.
—^* 15th. First Ch. invited to sit in Council for ad-
justing difficulties between Rev. John Wyeth and 3d
Church at Gloucester.— ft 19th. A sloop is cast away
ill a N. E. storm, on Cat Island, and seven persons
drowned.— tt 20th. l^cw duties on ])aper, glass,
painters' colours and teas, begin in this and other ports,
to the great dissatisfaction of most people. — §^23d. A
Committee are appointed, according to the proposal of
Selectmen of Boston, to draft a subscrij)tion paper for
promoting industry, economy and manufactures in Sa^
lem and " thereby prevent the unnecessary importation

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of European commodities, which threaten the Country
with poverty and ruin." — The Committee in their re-
port state that the Fishery, as well as trade, had been
declining for years and was now under great embarras-
ments.

Dec. 7th. This Committee's report was not accept-
ed by the town.

1768.

* Feb. 13th. The House direct a letter to the
" several Houses and Burgesses of the British Colonies
on the Continent, setting forth their sentiments with re-
gard to the great difficulties that must accrue, by the
operation of divers Acts of Parliament, for laying duties
and taxes on the Colonies, with the sole and express
purpose of raising a revenue." — 26th. The House re-
solve to endeavour by their example to suppress ex-
travagance, idleness and vice, and to promote industry,
economy and good morals in their respective towns, and
TO hinder unnecessary exportation of money from the
Province. They resolve to discontinue the use of for-
eign superfluities and to encourage the manufactures of
this Province.

t March 7th. Land granted near N. Bridge for
another distil house. — Petition, that, as great disorder
usually exists here on Election days by negroes assem-
bling together, beating drums, using powder and hav-
ing guns and swords, a bye-law may be made to pre-
vent these things.

t May 8th. First Ch. invited to assist in ordaining
Thomas Cary over first Ch. in Newburyport. — § 12th.
Mr, Barnard preaches the Dudlean lecture. His sub-
ject is Revealed Religion. — 1| 25th. Wm. Brown and
Peter Frye Rep. to Gen. Ct. — ![ 28th. A way near
S. bridge to be made from Col. Pickman's distil house
to Dudley Woodbridge's homestead land.

** June 7th. Briefs to be sent to all parts of the Pro-

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vince for aid of sufferers by fire at Montreal on 1 1th of
April. There had been a great fire in the same place
1765 — *I.5th. Mr. Barnard preaches a sermon at the
funeral of Rev. P. Clark of Danvers. The Church
walked before the Corpse, assisted by twelve bearers —
t 21st. The Gov. hiys before the House a letter from
the Earl of Hillsborough of April 22d, which expresses
His Majesty's displeasure, for their resolve for " writ-
ing to other Colonies on the subject of their intended
representations against some late Acts of Parliament,
and that it was the King's pleasure that the House re-
scind the vote, which gave birth to the circular letter of
Feb. 11, 1768, from the Speaker." — A clause in the
Earl's letter required the Gov. to dissolve the Gen. Ct.
if the said vote was not rescinded. — 30th. The House
resolve not to rescind (his vote, 92 to 17. The Rep. of
Salem were in the minority, — who, though acting from a
sense of duty, were exposed to much reproach, while the
majority were higldy applauded by most of the people.

t July 7th. " We hear of a Printing Office set up
at Salem by Mr Hall, lately removed from Newport." —
^ U!th. Vote passed here to approve late vot« of the
House not to rescind, and to thank them '^ for their
firmness in maintaining our just rights and liber-
ties."— A protest against such approbation is signed by
SO of the inhabitants.— II 28th. Mrs. Lyda Hill d.,
for many years keeper of the Post Office.

Aug. 2d. The Essex Gazette is issued. It was
the first paper issued here, edited by Samuel Hall, cir-
culated once a week and was 6.9. 8^/. a year. Its mot-
to was " Omne tulit puuctum, qui miscuit utile dulci."
—Horace.— II 1 4th. Contribution of £21 12 1 1-2
sterl. in first Congregation for sufferers by fire at Mon-
treal.— *"" 30th. Thomas Mason is appointed coroner
for Essex.

Sept. 6th. Merchants and traders unanimously vot-
ed, at the King's Arms Tavern, " not to send any further

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orders for goods to be shipped this Fall, and that from
1st of Jan. 1769 to 1st of Jan. 1770, they will not im-
port, nor purchase of others, any kind of merchandize
from Great Britain, except coal, salt and some articles
necessary to carry on the fishery," — will not import
" any tea, glass, paper or painters colours, until the Acts
imposing duties on these articles are repealed.*' — 7th.
One Row, for giving information, that a vessel in the
liarbour was about to elude the payment of certain du-
ties, was carried to the Common, — tarred and feather-
ed, set upon a cart with the word, informer, in large
capitals, on his breast and back, — carried through main
street, preceded by a crowd, who opened to the right
and left and bid him flee out of town. He went to
Boston and was there rewarded by the Crown officers
for his sufferings. — 11th. Edward Norris has entered
on the duties of Post Master. — John Nutting is to suc-
ceed John Fisher, as Collector of Salem and Marble-
head ports 22d. A convention of 70 delegates from

66 towns, besides districts, meet in Boston and petition
the Gov. to call a Constitutional assembly of the Pro-
vince, lie forbids them to proceed. — 24th. Thej
answer him, that they claim the right to meet and dis-
cuss public concerns.— 26th. Between 70 and 80
towns are represented and there are between 80 and
90 dele«;ates in the Convention, which dissolves the
29th. * Salem chose on 21st two persons to represent
them in this Convention, — but, not knowing its object,
they wrote by a Committee to Boston Selectmen for
information, and received an answer on 27th, when,
there was so thin a meeting here, no vote w-as taken,
and this town was not rc]3rcscnted in the Convention.

fOct. 12th. Nathaniel Ward, son of John and
Hannah W. b. Jan. 29, 1746, g. at Harvard 17G5, had
declined Professorshij) of Mathematics and Natural
Philosophy in King's College, N. Y., chosen Librarian
of Harvard College the week, he was taken sick, d. with
a fever.

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Nov. 8th. His Majesty's speech to Parliament says,
" That the capital of Mass. has proceeded to measures
subversive of the Constitution and attended with cir-
cumstances that might manifect a disposition to throw
off their dependence on Great Britain." — loth. Essex
Almanack had been lately printed here. The most of
its calculations as to transits, eclipses, S:c. were by Mr.
Ward, recently deceased.

* Dec. 3th. The bye-law of 1762 is to be pubhsh-
ed, which forbid foot ball, bat and ball, and throwing
snow balls and stones in public places. — t This year
there were in Salem 1194 polls, real estate £33269 5
and personal £29741 2 1.— jThe annual deaths are
87 whites and 3 blacks.— For lust 4 1-2 months,
there were 142 vessels of Salem and Marb. cleared out,
most of them schooners.

1769.
§Feb. lOth. Frozen down to Baker's Island. —
II 21 St. A barber here advertizes, '• Ladies hair dressed
with French curls, rough tupees and plain tops ;" — also
towers, f^ilse curls and rolls for ladies and wigs for gen-
tlemen to be sold.— Leather breeches, clogs and
coloshocs arc fashionable.

1 March 6th. Edward Norris, jr. had kept one of
the reading and Vv'ritinii schools two years at £30 salary.

** lOth. A Fire Enjiine is kept by the Naval Offi^

cers. 13th. A Committee is appointed to join Com-
mittees of other towns to obtain relief for the fishermen
from the payment of money to Greenwich Hospital.—
tt 20th. News that John Fisher, lately suspended by
the King's Commissioners, is honourably reinstated aa
Collector of Customs here.

April 7th. Samuel Gardner, merchant, son of
John and Elizabeth G. d. M 51, g. at Harvard 1732,—
m. EslherOrne, Dec.l3, 1738,— left children, Lois,Eli-
zabeth, Geo., Weld, Henry and Esther Macay— estate

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£20573 4 9 — held chief offices of town, was Rep. to
Gen. Court.

*May 27th. The town instructed their Rep. to in-
quire about the conduct of the troops stationed in Bos-
ton— to remove unjust impressions as to the conduct of
this Province — to exert themselves for repeal of Reve-
nue laws recently enacted, — to try for the restoration
of trial by jury in Admiralty Court, and for having this
Ct. limited as formerly — to seek for renewal of har-
mony between Great Britain and the Colonies — to al-
low no appropriation of public money, except pressingly
needed — and to encourage the Fishery. — fSlst. Rich-
ard Derby and John Pickering, jr. are Rep. to Gen. Ct.
The House remonstrate against an armed force in Bos-
ton, while Gen. Ct. is in session.

J June 14th. John Nutting, as Collector of Cus-
toms, is a member of the Admiralty Ct., who proceed
to try four sailors of Marblehead. It appears that on
April 23d, while these sailors were defending them-
selves off Cape Ann from being impressed, one of them
killed Lt. Panton of the King's ship Rose, who came
on board with a boat's crew to impress them- — They
were cleared for justifiable homicide. — ^ 15th. Gov.
Bernard orders Gen. Ct. to meet at Harvard College
to-morrow, as the House would not proceed to public
business because of forces in the port and city of Bos-
ton.— 27th. The House vote a petition to the King
for the removal of the Gov. — 28th. The Gov. informs
the House that His Majesty, " by his sign manuel,"
has ordered him home to give an account of the state
of this Province. — 29th. The House pass resolves
against the Gov's proceedings and as to the rights of
the province.

July 15th. The House in answer to the Gov's mes-
sages, say that they shall never make provision to sup-
port the forces now in Boston against the public will.
He prorogues them. — j| 28th. Nathaniel AVhitaker,
D. D. who had been pastor of a Church at Chelsea dis-

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trict in Norwich, Con., had agreed with the 3d Cli.,
that he should become their minister without public in-
stalment, and that they would be under Presbyterian
order, until they see cause to alter. He preaches a
sermon, reads the call of the Ch. and the concurrence
of the Congrefjation, which were openly consented to
by them, and declares his own acceptance of the call.
Messrs. Barnard and Diman declined attending on this
occasion, because it was opposed to Ecclesiastical usage
and they feared it would be found inconvenient.

Sept. llth. Third Church choose five Ruling El-
ders, John Gardner, Dea. James Ruck, Thorndike
Procter, Jacob Ashton, and Benjamin Ropes. — * 27lh.
Elizabeth, relict of John Gardner, was a Weld, m. to
liim Jan. 11, 1705, d. in her 88th year. — Margaret, re-
lict of Daniel Macay, was an Epes, m. to him Dec. 2,
1719, d. M 77.

Nov. 14th. A woman of Boxford is tried here for
poisoning her sou's wife. She was cleared though
strong presumptive proof against her.

t Dec. od. First Ch. invited to aid in ordination of
Daniel Fuller over 2d Ch. at Gloucester on 10th of
Jan. — t 12th. D. Eccleston delivers lectures here on
Pneumatics at a half dollar a person. — It was common
for negro slaves to be advertized here for sale. — Clear-
ances of vessels from Salem and Marblehead for about
1 1 months were 251. — Deaths for the year were 114.

1770.
^ Jan. 1st. Daniel Hopkins has leave to set up a
school for reading, writing and arithmetic. This is
the first private school, kept by a master in the day,
known to have been allowed by the town. A teacher
of one of the public schools, recently instructed scholars
in the evening on his own account. Grammar was
taught only in the Latin school. The introduction of
Grammar and also of Geography in late years, into our
public schools, is a great improvement. — 1| 7th. Jacob

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Anna Gf-rrhh. Dec- 20- 1135. — jrf: 5.

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1 -oc a Dac^r. to be ^iTned Lt the z ..re-

ose e. '> for fe^iri^ ethef x--

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t: ':ie X. E. part of the C''--:l:- — :&c

- _. 3 he £424 16 L- 3L— *^ :.. _ it,

Plckeriiss. jr. are Rep- to Geo- Ci-

j ijiicr 2-5di. A5 the HoiKe n-: '

St^sioa. would do no caisniess. -: _. — ^ ^ • ^- - .

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refused to move the Ct. from Cambridge to Boston, —

he prorogues them.

* July 17th. The Canker worms, which ravaged
fields and devoured the grass in R. Is., N. H. and Mass.,
have appeared in Salem and vicinity. As these worms
go from one place to another, some persons have dug
trenches round their cornfields.

t Sept. 5th. Rev. George Whitefield preaches twice
for Dr. Wliitaker's people.— t 22d. Miss N. Leach of
Beverly, excited the curiosity of numbers at Salem,
where "she visited, as a remarkable instance of dwarfish
stature, beini^ about 25 inches in height and 52 years of

aoe. ^25th. The town vote that four persons shall

be published as violaters of the non-importation contract.
These and other persons were accordingly published.

II Oct. 9th. The House, after having been prorogu-
ed twice, for refusing to do business, because the Lt.
Gov. would not have them sit in Boston, agree from
necessity to transact business at Camb. — 11th. R.
Derby is appointed one of the monitors of the House. —
17th. II Dr. Whitaker preaches two able sermons on
the death of Rev. Geo. Whitefield, who suddenly ex-
pired, 30th ult., at Newbury.— There was offered here
for sale an elegiac poem on the same occasion. It was
composed by Phillis, a negro servant. Mil, who had
been nine years from Africa, and was the slave ot J.
Wheatly, of Boston. She also composed and publish-
ed, with the poem, a condolatory address to Lady
Huntington, the patron of Mr. AVhitefield, and to the
orphan children in Georgia.— 20rh. Violent N. E.
wind with rain, tide exceedingly high, wood and lumber
drifted from the wharves ; such goods, as stored sugar
and salt to a large amount, dissolved; fences and
trees prostrated and bridges hurt, and many vessels
driven asliore and some of them injured. — ^'*3lst. Mr.
Barnard having been taken off from his labours by the
palsy, and his son, Thomas, having su))plied his place,—

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the Church have a fast preparatory to the clioicc of a
minister. — ^ The House choose Benjamin Franklin for
their agent in London.

Nov. 7th. They appoint John Hancock, Mr. Hall,
Samuel and John Adams, a Committee to correspond
Avith agents and others in England and with Committees
of several assemhlies through " the Continent."

t Dec. 4th. Benjamin Hart advertizes the follow-
ing in a Salem paper : — " He has left riding the single
horse post between Boston and Portsmouth and now
conveys passengers from Boston to any town between
it and Portsmouth and back again, in the same Post
Stage lately improved by John Noble. He sets out
from Boston every Friday morning and from Ports-
mouth on Tuesday morning following. The above con-
veyance has been found very useful and now more so, as
there is another Curricle improved by J. S. Hart, who
sets off from Portsmouth the same day this does from
Boston, by which, opportunity offers twice a week for
travellers to either place." This shows that the facili-
ties of journeying then were far less than now. — Annual
deaths are 115.

1771.

t Jan. 1st. Experiments in Electricity by David
Mason, at his house near N. Bridge, advertized. Price
a pistareen a lecture for each person.

Feb. 5th. John Fisher, as Collector of Customs, had
returned hither with his family. — 12th. Widow Abi-
gail Fowler d., — had taught school more than 50 years.

March 5th. " The fatal and inhuman Tragedy acted
in King's Street, Boston, was commemorated here." —
^ 11th. Selectmen are to petition Gen. Ct. to erect
one or more lights on Cape Ann shore.

II April 3d. Lt. Gov. Hutchinson informs the
House, that His Majesty has appointed him Gov. of
Mass. — 24th. The House still protest against sitting
out of Boston. — 25th. R. Derby is on Committee for

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building two light houses on Thatcher's Island. These
houses were lighted Dec. 21, 1771. Cost of the light
houses and dwelling liouse was £2735 19 6 1-2. Price
asked for the Island was £500.

* May 1st. Tliird Ch. are represented in Council
for ordaining Isaac Story, as colleague with Mr. Brad-
street of Marblehead. — f Churches of Messrs. Barnard
and Diman aid in ordination of Enos Hitclicock, as
colleague with Mr. Chipman of Upper Beverly. — 14th.
Medals of Geo. Whitefield to be struck ofl^ here in a
few days.— J 27th. As Mr. Diman's meeting house is
enlarging and his people worship with first society,
voted by this society, that lie preach for them. The first
Church had heard Messrs. Barnard and Dunbar, as
candidates, but could not be unanimous as to either of
them. — §29th. R. Derby and J. Pickering, jr. are Rep.
to Gen. Ct.

II July 9th. Richard Routh is Dep. Collector of
Customs.

Aug. 3d A pamphlet is published here, called tlie
" lawfulness and advantages of instrumental music in
the public worship of God." — 30th. Francis Symonds,
of Danvers, " informs the public, that by the helj) of the
ingenious Joseph Flint, he has erected the first Choco-
late Mill ever built in Salem to go by water."

HMr. Nichols began, this year, to assist Mr. M'Gil-
christ and so continued till Dec. 1774. — There were
369 vessels cleared from Salem and Marblehead this
year. — The annual deaths were 106.

1772.
**.]an. 13th. A Distillery, en wharf opposite Miles
Ward's house, and another distillery on land, bounded
S. by wav near S. River and VV. by Burying Point
lane, — are allowed by Selectmen to be set up. — ttl6th.
Bryan Sheehen, b. in Ireland, M 39, is hung for a rape
on Abiel Hallowel of Marblehead. Mr. Diman preach-

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cd on this occasion from Rom. 16 ch. 23 vs. This
was the first conviction for felony in Essex County
since the time of witchcraft. There were about 12,000
persons present at the execution.

Feb. 19th. Benjamin Lynde, Esq. is appointed
Judge of Probate for Essex.

* March 9th. It is voted to have a Town Well.
This was the first public well here. It was made in
Scjiool Street. Loads of hay, above 8 hundred to pay
l-2d. a hund., and of 8 hund. or less to pay 4c?. for the
load, at tow-n hay scales.

t May 16th. Part of the First Ch. send a letter to
the rest and the Pastor, which states, that they cannot
agree to have Mr. Dunbar for their minister, — that
they wish for a dismission to form another Ch. and for
their Just portion of Ch. property. This letter was
signed by 10 m. and 42 f. who are granted a friendly
dismission and 6-12th of Ch. property. The persons,
thus set off, had, in connexion with others, lately begun
to build a meeting house for Thomas Barnard, jr. whom
they intended to have as their minister. — J 27th. R.
Derby and J. Pickering, Rep. to Gen. Ct. at Harvard
College.

^ June 3d. Nathaniel Ropes chosen Ruling Elder
in ])lace of John Nutting, who joined the new Society.
II 15th. Lydia, wife of Joseph Henfield, whom he
m. Sept. 14, 1710, d. in her 83d year.— H 16th. Wal-
ter Price Bartlett advertizes as an Auctioneer. He
seems to have been the first vendue master here.

** July 13th. Salem is assessed £26 11 3 1-2 on
£1000 of Province Tax, which is £10,300.— ff 21st.
Charles Shimmin had been lately permitted by Select-
men to keep a private school. — JJ 22d. Asa Dunbar
is ordained as colleague with Thomas Barnard. Dr.
Appleton preached from II. Tim. 2 ch. 15 vs. — §^27th.
A man receives 15 stripes at the whipping post for
stealing.

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* All"- 20tl). There arc chosen, Thomas Barnard,
ir. as Pastor; John Nutting and Dea. Joshua Ward, as
Ruling Elders ; Samuel Holman and James Gould as
dcacons,-of the North Ch.-t 25th Samuel son of
Benjamin and Abi-ail Pickman, b. Jan. 19, 1712, d.
at Spanish Town, W. I.,-had been a member of the
Council for Leeward Islands and Dep. Gov. of the
place, where he expired. • i •

Oct. 13th. Capt. Stephen Higgmson, in brig
Thomas, from London, arrived last week, with a bell
of 900 lbs. for new meeting house and another ot WO
for E. meeting house. j- r^

X Nov. 15th. First Ch. invited to aid in ordination
of Joseph Willard as colleague with Joseph Champney
of Beverly— U7th. News from London, that John
Williams, Inspector of N. York, is to be collector ot
customs at Salem, in place of John Fisher, who is to
be Collector of Boston. .

II Dec. 23d. East Ch. assisted in ordination ot lien-

iamin Wadsworth over N. Ch. in Danvers.— 1127th.

Measels prevail here and through the country. 1^ rom

Salem and Marblehead, 321 vessels were cleared in

111-2 months. — Annual deaths are 97.

1773.

** Jan 13th. T. Barnard, jr. is ordained over the
North Church. Mr. Williams, of Bradford, preached

on this occasion. _ r^ -.. c

ft Feb. 25th. J. Pickering, jr. is on Committee ot
House to " prepare and report a humble petition to the
Kinir for redress of grievances."

H March 8th. S^chool Committee to provide one or
more stoves for the town schools. Antipas Steward is
and had been teacher of the Grammar School.

^5^ April 9th. A letter of this date, with the late Re-
solutions of Virginia against the Stampt Act, is sent
from Boston Committee to the Selectmen here.

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*May 18th. A Committee report that the expense
of paving Main and King's street from West's to Brit-
ton's corner, will be £ 192 3 4 at 1 5. a yard. They
state that it is supposed that the manure, saved on the
pavements at Charlestown and elsewhere, is equal to
the interest of the cost of them, — that King's street here
is so narrow, it cannot be kept in repair otherwise than
by pavement, — that much of the market, which is turn-
ed to Marblehead in a wet season, would come to the
centre of Salem, if this street were in good repair.
As £80 had been subscribed for such paving,
the town vote £100 more. Voted, that the Rep. of
Salem use their utmost endeavours to prevent the im-
portation of negro slaves. — f 26th. R. Derby and J.
Pickering, jr. Rep. to Gen. Ct. — 27th. R. Derby is
chosen on Committee of the House to correspond with
other Colonies. — 28th. On motion of John Adams, the
House approve the resolutions of Virginia against the
Stamp Act. — 29th. R. Derby is on Committee to bring
in a bill for preventing the importation of negroes. Pre-
viously to this, a number of coloured persons had peti-
tioned tiie Legislature for their freedom.

t June 1st. A clock made by Samuel Luscomb,
has been recently put up in the tower of E. Meeting
House. — ^ 2d. The House, except five, vote that cer-
tain letters, which had been sent from individuals in
Mass. to England and returned, are calculated " to
overthrow the Constitution of this government and to
introduce arbitrary power into this Province." — 1| 7th.
A report is presented by a Committee and accepted by
the town, as an answer to the Committee of correspon-
dence in Boston, who had sent to Salem " the State of
the Rights of the Colonists, and a list of the infringe-
ments of these Rights." — 11 16th. The House resolve,
that, as Gov. Hutchinson and Lt. Gov. Oliver had
written some of the letters, lately read to them (under
2d inst,) they would petition the King to remove them
from this government. — Messrs. Hutchinson and Oliver

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considered themselves loyally and dutifully bound to
write what they did. — *17th. The Custom House boat,
with a sailing party is sunk and three men and seven
women are drowned. John Becket and his apprentice,
who were of this party, are saved by a schooner, which
went off from Marblehead to their relief. Six of the
drowned persons arc found next day and landed on
Derby wharf, from which they had cheerfully departed,
and arc buried the day following. " The solemnity of
the several processions drew together a vast number of
people." Two others of the drowned were afterwards
discovered and interred.— t24th. As the Judges of the
Supreme Court had taken only half of the salaries,
voted them by Gen. Ct., and depended for the otiier
half on the Crown, the House resolve that such depend-
ance is unconstitutional and subversive of the liberties
of the Province. — The salaries thus voted were £300
for Chief Justice, and £250 for each of the other justi-
ces. These Judges had been instructed by the Kin^to
receive their pay only from the Crown after July, 1772.
28th. The House resolve, that it is the duty of the
.Tudges to inform the public, who are very anxious to
know, whether they intended to receive their salaries
from the Crown or from the Province. — Nathaniel Ropes
of Salem, was one of the Judges, who were placed in
so trying a situation.

J July 14th. The town, deploring the alarming ef-
fects of drunkenness, petition the Court of Sessions
to diminish the great number of retailers of ardent
spirit, and to have only eight, two in each of the four
wards.

^ Aug. 9th. Wm. Paine, of Worcester, as agent of
Doct. James Latham, for Mass., notifies the people of
Salem, that he is ready to inoculate any of them ac-
cording to the improved and " Suttonian method." —
II 16th. Voted, that Jonathan Glover and others, of
Marblehead, have leave to build a hospital for inoculat-
inir with the Small Pox on Cat Island, if Gen. Ct. al-

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low. — *20th. Benjamin Pickman, merchant, d., son of
Benjamin and Abigail, b. Jan. 28,1 708, — m. Love Raw-
lins, of Boston, Oct. 1731, who d. June 9, 1786, M
77, had children, Benjamin, Love, Abigail, Judith,
Clark Gajton, and William, — he had often held princi-
pal offices in town, — had been Col. of Ist Essex Reg't,
Justice of Gen. Sess. and Com. Pleas Cts., Rep. to
Gen. Ct. and member of the Council. He was highly
and deservedly esteemed. — 31 st. Very sickly, 36 hav-
ing died in a month.

Oct. 11th. Doct. Wm. Fairfield, physician, d. of
small pox, M 41. Left wife Sarah.

t Nov. 1. Small pox of so mortal a kind had pre-
vailed here, that 16 out of 28, who were seized with
it and sent to the Pest house, died. The town grant
leave to some of the inhabitants to build a hospital in
the S. E. part of great pasture for the purpose of ino-
culating.

t Nov. 27th. The Ch. under Dr. Whitaker having
])ecome Presbyterians when he settled with them, de-
sire that thoy may be received into the Presbytery of
Mass. 21 brethren sign a request to this import. Their
request was granted May 1774. 14 of their former
number bein"; dissatisfied, had been withdrawn more
than a year. — ^30th. The widow of Capt. John Webb,
d. M 90.

Dec. 2d. Joshua Witherell d. in his 89th year, —
grand son of Rev. Wm. Witherell of Plymouth Colony.
9th. First class of 132 enter the Hospital for inocu-
lation. James Latham, called the Suttonian Doctor,
inoculated them. — Among them was Rev. Phillip Pay-
son, of Walpolc, who preached for them on the Sabbath.
Annual deaths, 208.

1774.
II Jan. 7th. Second class of 137 enter the Hospital
for inoculation.

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*Fel). 8th. Ill conformity with the pressing request
of the House, the answer of the Judges of tlie Supreme
Ct., as to their purpose of receiving tlieir salary either
of the province or of the Crown, is made known. All
of the Judges, except Lt. Gov. Oliver, agree to have
their compensation from the Province. — 11th. The
House resolve to petition the Gov. for :he removal of
Mr. Oliver from his ofiice of Judge. — 15th. The Gov.
replies, that it would he contrary to His Majesty's will
to have such a petition granted. — 22d. House decide
to impeach Mr. Oliver for taking his salary, as the
King had ordered The Gov. states, on 26th, to the
House, that their process against Judge Oliver is un-
constitutional. The House are thus stopped in their
purpose as to this matter. Judge Oliver, evidently a
very conscientious man, had political views different
from those of the House, and while he acted consist-
ently with his views and they with theirs, lie was placed
in a trying situation. — f 25th. Two men of Marble-
head, suspected ol' being concerned in burning the hos-
pital on Cat Island, on the 26th ult., are committed to
Salem prison. In the evening 4 or 500 persons from
Marblehead rescued the two men and carry them back.
Military companies arc ordered out to prevent this, but
to no effect.

March 1st. By order of the High Sheriff, his dei)u-
ty in Salem assembles several hundreds of the people
here with arms, for recovering the two prisoners and
seizing the principals concerned in their rescue. In the
mean while, 6 or "00 were prepared at Marblehead to
resist this force. The proprietors of the consumed hos-
pital, fearful that if these two bodies came in collision,
lives would be lost, agree to give up the prosecution of
their claims for satisfaction. Such an agreement being
made known here, the sheriff releases the men, whom
he had summoned to enforce the law. The causes of
the hospital's being burnt, — were opposition with some
in Marblehead to its being built, — the small pox had

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been l)rouj;ht thither by persons of the 2d class of pa-
tients,— the ruK^s for preventing tiie spread of this dis-
ease were not fidly observed, — and a prevalent, though
orroncous idea, that the physicians and patients of the
hospital, had agreed to extend the small pox in Marb.

* March 7th. The inhabitants of Salem vote that
the inoculation at their hospital be discontinued, — that
the town reimburse the proprietors of the hospital what
they paid for its erection and have this establishment as
public property. — f 9th. Dr. Latham meets the sub-
scribers to Salem hospital at the town house. It had
been reported, that his Suttonian method of treating
the small pox, was by mercurials, and that his patients
had not done so well as those of American physicians.
His interview with such subscribers was to rebut char-
ges of this kind. — Great excitement here against ino-
culation for small pox. — 18th. Nathaniel Ropes d.,
son of Nathaniel and Abigail, — b. May 20, 1726, g. at
Harvard, 1745, m. PrisciMa, daughter of Rev. John
Sparhawk, Sept. 12, 1755, she d. March 19, 1798,— he
left children, Nathaniel, Abigail, John, Elizabeth, Jane
and Samuel — he held chief offices of town, was Rep.
to Gen. Ct., a member of His Majesty's Council, was
Justice of Gen. Sess. and Com. Pleas Cts., Judge of
Probate and of the Supreme Cts-, and was Ruling El-
der of 1st Ch. His honours were many and he was
worthy of them. — 28th. A communication from Bos-
ton Committee of Correspondence is received by Com-
mittee here, on the subject of establishing Post Offices
and Post Riders independant of the laws of the British
Parliament.

April 27th. First Reg. of Essex muster here under
Col. Wm. Brown. His Excellency, Gen. Brattle and
Secretary Flu eke r attend.

I May Uth. News that by act of Parliament, Bos-
ton Port is to be shut after 1st of June. — 13th. Gen.
Gage arrived at 1?oston to succeed Gov. Hutchinson,
who informed the House 24th of Feb. that he had leave

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from the King to visit England. — * 17th. The town
vote tiiat it is tlieir opinion, if all the Colonics will
cease from tlieir commerce with Great Britain and her
W. India Islands, till the act for closing the port of
Boston is repealed, " the same will prove the salvation
of N. America and her liberties." This vote is trans-
mitted to Boston Committee. — t '25th. R. Derby
and J. Pickering, jr. are Rep. to Gen. Ct. — J 2Gth.
Thomas Flucker, Sec'y of Prov., notifies the Select-
men here, that Ilis Majesty has ordered Gen. Ct. to
meet at Salem and he desires them to make suitable
preparation.

^ June 5th. Gov. Gage comes hither from Boston.
He was met by a large number of gentlemen from Sa-
lem and Marblehead, who escorted him into town. He
resided at the scat of Hon. Robert Hooper in Danvers.
The Commissioners of Customs now hold their sessions
in Salem. — 1| 6th. Jonathan Ropes, jr. is chosen to
supply the place of R. Derby in the House, who is
elected a member of the Council. — 117th. Gen, Ct.
meet in Salem. — 9th. The Council address the Gov.,
but as tlu;y reilectcd some on his two predecessors, he
refuses to accept their address. — 11th. Two addresses
are presented to the Gov. by the people here ; — one,
signed by 48, commend to him the trade and prosperity
of this town ; another, signed by 125, contains the fol-
lowing ma2;nanimous sentiment: — " We are deeply af-
fected with the sense of our public calamities. But the
miseries that are now rapidly hastening on our brethren
in the Capital of the Province greatly excite our com-
miseration, and we hope your Excellency will use your
endeavours to prevent a further accumulation of evils
on that already sorely distressed people. By shutting
up the port of Boston some imagine that the course of
trade might be turned hither and to our benefit ; but
nature in the formation of our harbour forbids our be-
comino; rivals in commerce to that convenient mart.
And were it otherwise, we must he dead to every idea

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of jiisikc, — lost to ail feelings of humanitij,— could
we indulge one thought to seize on wealth and raise
our fortunes on the ruin of our suffering neigli-
bours.^^ — 15th. William Brown is appointed Jus-
tice of" the Supreme Court histead of N. Ropes, de-
ceased.— 17th. The House resolve that a General
Congress of the Colonies is essential, to meet and de-
teruiine on suitable measures for recovering their rights ;
that such a Congress shall meet Sept. Ist, at Philadel-
phia ; — that the delegates to this Congress be James
Bowdoin, Thomas Cushing, Samuel and John Adams
and Robert T. Paine, and that they have £500 for their
expenses. — The proportion of this sum for Salem was
£13 4 8. — The House resolve that the shutting of
Boston Port is a measure, which threatens ruin to the
liberties of British America. They recommend the
distressed people of Boston to the charities of the Pro-
vince. They advise the public to renounce altogether
the consumption of India Teas, and, as far as possible,
to dispense with the use of all goods imported from E.
Indies and Great Britain, until the grievances of Ameri-
ca sha'l be redressed, and to encourage domestic manu-
factures. The Gov. disapproving of these proceedings,
sent his Sec'y to dissolve the House. The Sec'y found
their chamber door locked. He desired admittance;
but none was given him. Then he read a proclama-
tion of the Gov., on the stairs, which led to the cham-
ber of the House, declaring that they were dissolved.

* July 14th. " Fast on account of the times occa-
sioned by Boston's being blocked up." — t27th. Two
companies of soldiers from Castle William, land in Sa-
lem, and march through town, and encamp near the
Gov's abode.

JAug. 1st. From this date, the Charter of Mass. is, by-
act of Parliament, to be so far vacated as that the Council
]}e appointed by the King, — the Gov. is to choose and re-
move Judges, and other civil officers, without consent of
Council, towns are to hold no public meeting without

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his consent, and jurors are to be summoned only hy the
sheriffs. — *9tli. The Gov. has lately designated Coun-
sellers of the Province, of whom are Andrew Oliver and
Wm. Brown, of Salem. So great was the excitement here,
as well as elsewiiere, against this infringement on the
Charter, Mr. Oliver declined in a short time. — 12th.
A Regiment from Halifax landed on the Neck. — 17tli.
The Gov. forbids the inhabitants here from holding an
appointed meeting for the choice of delegates, to a
County Convention at Ipswich, about late acts of Par-
liament. To enforce this order he had trooj)s stationed
near the Town House. But while he was conversing
with the Committee of Correspondence, the peoj)le met
and elected six delegates. — f 24th. Five shops and a
warehouse are burnt here, — loss about 7 or £800.

t Sept. 6th. A ship arrived here with 30 chests and
S half chests of Tea. The Committee of Correspondence
placed a guard over her, and on the 9th, had the Tea
shipped for Halifax. — 7th. The County Convention
at Ipswich have resolved, that the late act of Parlia-
ment, wdiich takes from the Provincial Government the
choice of Judges and other civil officers, shall not be
complied with by any, except those who are accounted
by the Country " as malignant enemies." — 8th. As
Peter Frye had issued a warrant, according to late act
of Parliament, against the Committee of Correspon-
dence here for permitting the recent choice of delegates
to Convention at Ipswich, and had thereby drawn upon
himself public reproach, — he recalled tlie warrant and
agreed not to accept of any commission under the new
act. — 9th. Wm. Brown being waited on by a Com-
mittee of Essex Convention, and desired by them to
resign his offices of Counsellor and Judge, which he
had accepted under the new Act of Parliament, he re-
plied, that he meant to conduct " with honour and in-
tegrity,"— but that he should do nothing derogatory to
tlie character of a Counsellor of His Majesty's Province.
For such a stand, Mr. Brown was generally criminated

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and the officers of his Reg. resigned their Commis-
sions. Wni. V^ans, Esq. states, tliat, as his having
signed a friendly address to Gov. Hutchinson, on his
late departure for England, has greatly offended many, as
though it approved the late acts of Parliament, he would
have all persons understand, that he is decidedly oppos-
ed to these acts and a sincere friend to his country. —
10th. The King's troops at Danvers and Salem march
to Boston. — * 12th. J. Pickering, jr. and Jonathan
Ropes, Jr. are chosen Rep. to Gen. Ct., which is to
meet at Court House here 5th Oct. They are instruct-
ed to unite with other members of the House, if such
members choose so to do, in resolving themselves into a
Provincial Congress to promote the welfare of His Ma-
jesty and of the Province. — flGth. Samuel Orne,
merchant, d., son of Timothy and Lois, b. Jan. 8, 1720,
ii;. at Harvard, 1740. — 23d. John Higginson d., son
of John and Ruth, b.Oct. 11, 1720, m. Plannah Marsh, of
Braintree, Sept. 19, 1743, in. Elizabeth Wolcott, 1747,
and Mehitable Robie, of Boston, Dec. 29, 1755, who sur-
vived him, till Jan. 1818, when she d. M 94 ; he sus-
tained town offices, was Register of Deeds 30 years, in
1765 became Lt. Col. of 1st Essex Regt.

Oct. 6th. The greatest fire ever before in Salem.
Dr. Whitaker's Meeting house, the Custom House, eight
dwelling houses and 14 stores, shops and barns are
consumed. The Ct. House caught fire, but it was sav-
ed. An old lady, while escaping from a house on fire,
knocked her head, fell down and was burnt to death. —
7th. As the Gov. had recalled his order for a session
of Gen. Ct. in Salem, the House assemble here and
form themselves into a Provincial Congress. John
Hancock is chosen chairman. They adjourned to meet
at Concord 11th inst. — J 10th. R. Derby and Rich-
ard Manning are chosen delegates to the Provincial
Congress. Thanks are voted to the inhabitants of
neighbouring towns, and particularly to those of Mar-
blehead, for their assistance in the late lire. The town

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vote to have two more wells made and that " each (en-
gine bo furnished with a framed canvas screen in three
or four leaves, about eight feet high and a handy mop
to each screen." — * 25th. Arrived here from Mon-
mouth County, N. J. as a present to Boston, 1200
bushels of rye and 50 bbls. of rye flour. Many such
contributions were made by the South and N. England,
while the port bill continued.

t Nov. 9th. Doct. Ebenezer Putnam is chosen
Ruling Elder in place of N. Ropes, deceased. Accord-
ing to resolve of Continental Congress, no mourning is
worn by the husband of a deceased lady, except a piece
of crape on his hat ; nor did he give any gloves and
scarfs. This observance of such a resolve was gener-
ally commended and practiced.

t Dec. 2d. Persons are chosen to distribute contri-
butions, made for the sufferers here by fire. A Com-
mittee are appointed to carry into effect "■ the resolves
of the American Congress," and also "the resolves of
the Provincial Congress." Voted, that the Collectors
of taxes here pay no more Province monies to Harrison
Gray, Esq. till further order. — ^ 18th. Daniel Hop-
kins ])reaches to a society who iiad seceded from Dr.
Whitaker, in the Assembly House, which was fitted up
for a Congregation and stood a short way to theN. from
the present S. Meeting House. — Mr. H. had preached
a sabbath in town seven years before. || 21st. John
Barton, merchant, d., son of Thomas and Mary, b.
Dec. 5, 1711— g. at Harvard, 1730.

1775:
llJan. 20(h. J. Pickering, jr. and Richard Manning
are chosen Rep. to Provincial Congress, which are to
meet 1st of Fob. at Cambridge. — ■"^■* 31 st. The follow-
ing sums had been lately contributed here forBoston ; —
Messrs. Diman's Soc, £91 — Barnard .Ir's, £45 — Bar-
nard and Dunbar's, £114 9— Dr. Whitaker's, £24 16 8
— Union Fire Cliil), £40.

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Fob. loth. Timothy Pickering is chosen Col. of
Ist. Essex Rcg't, in place of \Vm. Brown. — * 14th.
Council meet to form a Ch. of such brethren and sis-
ters, as, by decision of Boston Presbytery here in Sept.,
were to be dismissed without censure from Dr. Whita-
ker's Ch., if not returning before this date. The Coun-
cil resolve, that these seceders from Dr. W's Ch., arc
the third Congregational Ch., which existed under Mr.
Leavit, and declare fellowship with them in public, as
a sister Ch. in regular standing. — f 15th. Provincial
Congress resolve, that the people of Mass. should pre-
pare for war with the mother country, as, they fear,
she means to destroy this Country. — 26th. A Rcg't
under Col. Leslie, from Boston Castle, land secretly at
Marblehead, P. M. after the people had gone to meet-
ins:, and come quickly to Salem. The vanguard march
to Long wharf, probably as a decoy. The main body
make a short halt at the Ct. House, and then hasten to
N. Bridge, which they find hoisted. The Col. orders
a Capt. to foce his company to a body of our towns-
men, on an opposite wharf, and fire on them. An in-
habitant immediately and resolutely said to the Col.
and his soldiers, — " U you do fire, you will all be dead
uien." — This ai)pcars to have prevented the execution
of the Col's order. Some of our people scuttle one of
two gondolas, and, while doing the same to the other,
lest the British should cross in them, they are charged
by a party of soldiers and are forced to retreat with one
of their number slightly wounded. The Reg't having
been on the S. side of the Bridge 1 1-2 hour, the Col.
promises, that if he should be allowed to march his
men over it 30 rods, he will wheel them about and
leave the town. This proposal is accepted. The sol-
diers go back to Marblehead and embark for Boston
without delay. The object of such an expedition seems
to have been to seize some cannon and Artillery mate-
rials, which were N. of the Bridge. The alarm of this

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occurrence quickly reached the adjohiitig towns, and
great numbers of armed men were on the way to re-
lieve the pco])le here if necessary.

* March IGtli. Fast appointed by Provincial Con-
gress for difficulties with (:3reat Britain. — f 23d. Hon.
R. Derby gives Salem two held pieces. — J Voted, to
raise two companies of minute men, whose attachment
to their country may be relied on, and to support and
compensate them. One of these Companies was com-
manded by Benjamin Ward, jr. and the other by Sam-
uel King. — 25th. The Town Treasurer is instructed to
pay taxes, which are due, to Henry Gardner of Stow,
Receiver General for the Province.

^ April 15th. P. Congress appoint a Fast to be 11th
of May, — to implore God tiiat the Union of the Colonies,
in defence of their rights, may be preserved and continu-
ed ; that America may soon behold a gracious interposi-
tion of Heaven for the redress of her many grievances, —
the restoration of her invaded liberties and their security
to the lastest generation. — The Ess. Gazette, being
moved from Salem, is printed in Stoughton Hall of the
College. It takes an additional name of New England
Chronicle. — loth. Up to this date from Jan. 3d there
"were 131 vessels cleared from Salem and Marblehead.
19th. Benjamin Pierce is killed by the British at tiie
battle of Lexington. Other persons from Salem rode
to the ])kice of the engagement. Besides these, there
were 300 soldiers under Col. Pickering, who marched
on as fast as they could so as to be fit for action, mto
which they expected to enter and for which they were
prepared. But they did not arrive in sight of the ene-
my, till the last of them were retreating through
Charlestowii, and, then, the British could not be reach-
ed Uy our uliiitia, so as to be attacked. Because the
Salem soldiers did not perform impossibilities, they
w^ere greatly censured. But when their case was laid
before Gen. Ct., they were cleared from blame.

|] May l?2d. P. Congress recommend, that the per-

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[1775

sons, who have ilcd to Boston and other phices for Bri-
tish protection, and also the Mandamus Counsellors, be
treated as enemies, and that no one take any conve}'-
ance of property from them. — 2.5th. P. Congress take
the concerns of the Post oflices in Mass. into their own
hands.—* 29th. R. Derby, J. Pickering, Samuel Wil-
liams and Daniel Hopkins, are chosen Kep. to P. Con-
gress, which is to begin its session at Watertowa 31st
iust., — " to consult and resolve upon such further mea-
sures as under God shall be effectual to save this peo-
ple from impending ruin, and to secure those inestima-
ble liberties derived to us from our ancestors and which
it is our duty to preserve for posterity." — The town
conclude not to choose Rep. for Gen. Ct., as required
by a warrant. — f oOth. The people here are alarmed
by two British Cutters.

JJune 1st. Regal style from this day is to be expung-
ed from all public commissions, — which are to be given
in the name of the Government and people of Mass.
Bay, — and not to bear the year of the reign of any King
or Queen of Great Britain, but of the Christian era. —
^ 17th. Resolve of P. Congress of this date, for hav-
ing the militia ready at a moment's v/arning, was re-
ceived by the Selectmen here. — Battle of Bunker, or
more properly Breed's HiU. A few from Salem were
in this engagement, of whom was Lt. Benjamin West,
killed witliin the trenches, while bravely defending his
post. About 100 more of our townsmen were attached
to the Regiment of Col. Mansfield, of Lynn, who be-
ing deceived by orders from an officer, whom he met,
took his stand on Cobble's hill, instead of marching to
the place of action. — 1| 20th. Many persons move from
this place. — H 27th. Ten companies are to be raised
in Essex, each of which is to have 50 men, for guarding
the sea coast. — 29th, Of 13,000 coats for Mass. troops,
Salem is assessed 380.

July 9th. This town is assessed shirts and breeches,

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each 190, and stockinj^s and shoes each 190 pair, for tlio
army. — *l9th. D. Iloj)kins and Elias IJ. Derby are
amon^ Rep. who meet at Watertown. — f 20th. Con-
tinental Fast for " present eritieal ahnniing and calami-
tous state" of the Colonies. It was appointed l)y Con-
gress in Philad. and was tlie first so extensively observ-
ed in this country. — | 27th. Messrs. Derby and Hop-
kins are on Committee to consider a rei)ort of the Com-
mittee of Safety of the Provincial Congress, as to a
new en>i§sion of bills of credit. According to this re-
port, there is an order to issue £100,000, — the highest
bill not to exceed 40*., and the lowest not to be less
than Is,

Aug. 1. Mr. Hopkins is one of three to countersign
notes of Receiver General and to furnish him with
blanks, so as to complete the emission of such amount
of bills, as will pay demands on the Province. — § 5th.
The Council vote that the report about the Colony seal
be accepted with this amendment, viz: — "Instead
of an Indian holding a tomahawk and cap of liberty,
there be an English American Itolding a sword in the
right hand and magna charta in the left hand, with the
words, 'IMagna Charta,' imprinted on it." — |j 9th. As
Gov. Gage allowed the poor of Boston, being about
5000, to depart, the proportion of them, asssigned to
Salem, arrive here in a transport. The Hospital is
prepared as their residence. — II 17th. Mr. Hopkins is
chosen monitor of the House. — 23d. Salem complain-
ed to Gen. Ct., that they were charged with favouring
the British, and their militia were also charged with
cowardice as to the battle of Lexington, and the Court
pass a vote, which clears them from these charges.

** Sept. 14th. A detachment of the army marches
through Salem on their way to Canada. — ttl9th. Af-
ter this date all civil and military oflicers, under late
government arc to cease.

Jl Oct. 9th. The House resolve that the inhabitants

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uf Mass. be cncoiu'a2;ed to iit out armed vessels airainst
the euemv. — 14th. John Pickerins is chosen INotary
Piibliek, — but as he declined, Jacob Ashton is elected,
April 5, 1776, to supply his place. — * 23d. On hear-
ing that Falmouth had been destroyed by the British,
the town vote, that the passages into our harbour be
stopped up with hulks ; and that the fortifications be
put in order, and that Gen. Washington be applied to
for ammunition.

t Dec. 2d. Recruits to be raised in Essex are 3008.
\ 4th. Prize ship from Scotland, with coal and bale
goods for Boston, taken by Capt. Manly, arrives here.
§22d. A company of 30 men by order of Gen. Ct., are to
be stationed in this place. — 27th. Wm. Powell peti-
tions to send out a vessel to W. I. or Europe with cash
to, purchase gun powder and military stores. Persons
in other ports had done the same and were encouraged
by Gen. Ct. — ||28th. Timothy Pickering, jr. is appoint-
ed Judge of Admiralty for the Middle District of Suffolk,
Middlesex and Essex. — \ 29th. A number of the
Eriends, living in Pa. and N. J., have a vote of thanks
for the relief, which they had sent to the poor of this
town.

1776.

*'* Jan. 1st. This town arc suffering almost total
loss of fishing and foreign trade, — their poor are much
increased, — 120 of them are wholly and 50 of them
are partly supported.— ft 5th. Salem is assessed 52
blankets for the army. — 8th. The Selectmen and
Committee of Correspondence in each town, whence
persons have gone to the enemy and left property, —
are to take care of such pro})erty and prevent its income
from being sent to its owners thus fied. — 18th. John
Hancock, Samuel and John Adams, Robert T. Paine
and Elbridge Gerry, having been appointed by Gen.
Ct. to represent Mass. in the American Congress till

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II N. E. Cliron. IT T. R. ** T. R. It Jo. of Ho.

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Jan. 1, 1777, — are empowered to use their endeavours
*' for the establishment of right and liberty to the Ame-
rican Colonies on a basis, secure against the power and
acts of the British administration, and guard against any
future encroachments of their enemies." Of 4368 men
to reinforce the army before Boston, Essex's propor-
tion is 830 and Salem's 91. — 19th. Gen. Ct. issue a
proclamation, — stating the reasons for independance of
England and enjoining on the people " to lead sober,
religious and peaceable lives," and to conform with the
laws, as essential to the maintainance of their liberty.
They order this proclamation to be read in each Con-
gregation on the Sabbath after being received, — at the
opening of Courts and of town March meetings. — *22d.
Benjamin Goodhue is chosen Ruling Elder, and Ben-
jamin Ropes and Richard Lang, deacons of 3d Ch. —
t Feb. 20th. Among the field officers of 1st Essex
Reg., which includes men of Salem and Lynn, are
Timothy Pickering, Col., and Joseph Sprague, 1st
Major.

March. 9th. Gen. Ct. appoint a Fast " to implore
of God that the dispensations of Providence in the pe-
culiar events, which have lately taken place may be
duly resented, and the great end for which they were
designed, happily accomplished, " and that He will com-
mand his blessing on the present struggle with Great
Britain." — The word, resented, was then and pre-
viously used in a good sense. — 20th. Richard Ward
is Provincial Commissary for company stationed here.

April 5th. R. Derby is one of two Commissioners
for building and equipping two armed vessels for the
Province. — 6th. The Piouse resolve to have 10 sloops
of war built for Mass. — 1 1th. Samuel King has orders
to aid in raising a Regiment for fortifying Boston. —
The uniform of the officers for the public vessels, now
building, to be green and wiiite, — -the Colours to be a
White Flag, with a green pine tree and an inscription,
" Appeal to Heaven." — 22d. A detachment of 50

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[1776

men now on duty here, under Daniel Ward, are to be
marched by him to assist in the fortifications of Boston
^4th. Acc-ordin,^ to resolve of American Congress,'
Oen Ct. offer a bounty for the cuhivation of hen?p.

^.ay 1st. Gen. Ct. appoint that " all officers of mih'-
tia make use of Col T. Pickering's plan of exercise."
loth. Rev.Dr Whitaker, who had erected Salt
Fetre works is allowed to sink several cisterns in dif-
ferent parts of the town, for collecting water after rain,
so as to make nitre.-l 8th. £1500 are voted for town
charges. A powder house is to be built. It was placed
in W. part of the town. Voted that Rep. to Gen. Ct
be chosen by differently coloured balls—The Friends
(of Pa. and N. J.) are thanked for their second dona-
tion to the poor here.~29th. R. Derby is re-elected
a member of the Council.

June 4th. At a new choice of Rep. for Gen. Ct.,

J. Pickering, Jonathan Gardner, George Williams, War-
wick I alfray, Samuel Carlton and T. Pickerin"- are
chosen -12th. The town instruct these Rep., '^hat
ir the Hon^Congress shall for the safety of the United
American Colonies declare them independant of Greut
Britain, we will solemnly engage with our lives and
tortunes to support them in the measure."

t July 18th. Declaration of Independence by the
^merican Congress on the 4th, is published from the
tialcony of the State House in Boston

^i"^*/'l-*A ^r- Gliomas Barnard, son of Rev. John
Ba.nard of Andover, d. JE 60, g. at Harvard 1732, oi-
amed at Newbury, Jan. 31, 1738, left his people there
)ecause of difficulties among them about Mr. White-
leld s preaching,-studied and practised law, repre-
ented Newbury m Gen. Ct., re-entered the miniit.y
nd was mstal ed over First Ch. of Salem, Sept. 18,
/55,-left children, Ihomas, John, Benjamin and
^arah who m. Jonathan Jackson of Newburyport —He
ublished sermons at the ordination of his brother Ed-
rard Barnard in Haverhill, 1743,~-ofJosiah Bailey at

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500

1777]

Hampton, 1757,-bcrore Society ^^^.^"^^'^^^'3^', w'^i 'T^
at AAillery Election, 1758,-at ordniation ot Willum
Whitwcll in Marblehcad, 1762, and at Llectioii, l76o.
He possessed a strong and cultivated mmd He was
much beloved by his Society here and highly esteemed

bv the public. , , , ,

* Sept. 2d. Fort Lee had been lately erected here
Oct 8th The town vote their consent, that the
Gen Ct. form a Constitution of Government (or Mass.,
to be laid before the people.-t Uth A prize brig is
sent in here by Capt. Forrester, laden with sea coal
and woolen cloth, and a prize schooner with fish by

Capt. Carlton. . t.t i i i •

t Dec 17th Capt. Benjamin Ward and his coni-
pany march hence for N. York.-A meeting house is
bulk here this year for Dr. Whitaker's people.

1777.

Ian Ibt. Males here of \G years and upwards, ex-
clusive of those in the Alms and Work House, are 1 1 Jo,
of wb.om are 24 Friends and 52 coloured persons.

^ Fob 14th. £1400 are to be raised, as bounty lor
soldiers of Salem, who are or may be of Continental
armv A committee are to eotorce the Act to pre-
vent'monopoly and oppression."--!! 20th. A pnz^^
ship, with English goods, is sent in by Capt. Ucam
John Fisk is commander of the State ship ryrann.cide
March 1 3th. Capt. Mascoll and one of his men had
been lately killed m attempting to board an Englislj
sliip off the Western Islands.-H 23th. The Hospital
being opened, 149 persons arc inoculated there, un-
der tire care of Doct. Ilolyoke. ^

May 2d. Another class of 227 are inoculated.--
*M2tli. J-. Pickering, G. Williams, J. Gardner and
\Vm Wetmore are chosen Rep. to Gen. Ct., which is
to meet 28th. They are empowered tx) act with tlic
Legislature in forming a Constitution of Government.-

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II Indcpcnd. Chron. ^ Hen. Dia. "^ 't'- ^-

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Voted for town charges, £2600. — 27th. Jonathan
Andrew is chosen to hiy before Gen. Ct., according to
their act, evidence against eight persons of this town,
to show, that their residence in this State is dangerous
to public safety.—* 28th. R. Derby and D. Hopkins
are of the Council.

t June 2d. Voted, that several houses in town be
hired as hospitals, and that all persons, desirous to be
inoculated in them forward their names. — |5th. Third
class of 214 are inoculated at the Hospital. — § 11th.

Edward Norris is chosen Notary Public 12th. James

HastJe, favourable to the British, has leave to withdraw
from the country. — 20th. John Symonds is appointed
Capt. and Benjamin Ropes, Jr., Lt. of the Company
stationed here. — 1| 24th. As T. Pickering had been
appointed Quarter Master General in the army, some
one is to be chosen in his stead, as Register of Deeds.
H July 4th. A prize brig with rum is sent in by
Capt. Roland.

** Aug. 8tli. By order of this date, Salem raised its
quota of 44 men to serve in the army, which had re-
treated from Ticonderoga.

Sept. 10th. The Council congratulate the House
on Gen. Gates' victory over Gen. Burgoyne's army.

ft Oct. 23d. A committee is to supply the families
of officers and soldiers who belong here and who are in
the army, with provisions. — Xt 25th. As grain is
scarce, it is enacted, that no wheat, corn, rye, barley
and oats shall be distilled into spirit. There is a simi-
lar prohibition, that no cyder be made into brandy. —
^^ 29th. The town vote that they disapprove of the
conduct of persons, who, on the 23d injured some of
the inhabitants here, — and that they make compensa-
tion to those, who have had their windows broken and
sustained other damage.

Nov. 5th. Bounty is voted for men, who are to be
drafted, as guards of Burgoyne's army at Cambridge.

* Jo. of IIo. t T. R. I Hen. Dia. § Jo. of IIo. || T. R.
IT Iiidep. Chron. ** Jo. of Ho, tt T. R. \\ Jo. of Ho. § § T. R.
11

502
1778]

The persons drawn for this service, were about 54 un-
der Capt. Simeon Brown.—* 11th. Capt. Green-
wood's company marched on public service.— Bills of
ihe United Colonies were in Jan'y, 105 for 100 silver
dollars, and in December, 310 for 100.

1778.
t Jan. 24th. Warwick Palfray is appointed Naval

Officer. . ,

t Yv.h. 2d. The Rep. of Salem are to be instructed
to vote in Gen. Ct., that the Delegates of Mass. ratify
in Congress the articles of Confederation and Union
between the States so that the same become conclusive.
26th. £3000 are voted to obtain the rest of this town's
quota for the Continental army for three years, or dur-
ing the war.

^ April 7th. A schooner and sloop arrive as prizes
to Capt. M'Daniel. A tender to the ship Albany ar-
rives, taken by a boat and six men. — |i 10th. The peo-
ple here consider the State Constitution and agree to
send delegates to Ipswich the 15th, for consulting about
its articles.

May 13th. Voted £60 bounty to each of 27 men
who shall enlist to join Continental army for 9 months,
and £50 to each of 15 who shall inlist to serve at
Peek's-Kill for 8 months. Voted, that £3000 be rais-
ed for paying the soldiers. — 19th. Voted £4000 for
town charges.— 27th. J. Pickering, G. Williams and
Samuel Ward are Rep. to Gen. Ct. II The first was
chosen Speaker of the House. D. Hopkins is of the
Council.— Paul D. Sargent is Col. of 1st Essex Reg't.
**.Iune 7th. Dea. Timothy Pickering, son of John
and Sarah, d. M 75. His widow Mary, d. Dec. 12,
1784, .S 76. He left children, Sarah Clark, Mary
Sargeant, Lydia Williams, Elizabeth Gardner, Lois
Gool, Eunice Wingate, Lucia Dodge and John and
Timothy. — He sustained principal offices in town, —

• Hen. Dia. i Jo. of Ho. | T. E. § Ind. Chron.

11 T. R. ^[Pocket Almanack. *" Prob. Rec.

^^^ [1778

was an intelligent, active and useful man. — * 8th.
The town vote their disapprobation of the State Con-
stitution for reasons, assigned by the County Conven-
tion at Ipswich 29th of April. — f 21st. A Providence
Turtler, prize to the Centipede, arrives. — t23d. Geo.
Williams resigns his seat in the Board of War for Mass.

§ July 10th. Money to be hired for paying 1 Capt.
1 Lt. and 28 men, who were lately drafted here, to
serve in R. Is. The Capt. was Samuel Flag. 42 re-
cruits are to be raised for Continental army and 52
more for public service. This town are assessed shoes,
and stockings, 166 pair of each and the same number
of shirts, for the army.

Aug. 4th. As men were to be raised for service
against the enemy, 86 volunteers present tliemselves.

II Sept. 5th. A valuable prize brig is sent into an
Eastern port by the Montgomery. Another valuable
prize lately arrived at Eastward, which was captured
by the Black Prince.— H 1 9th. A third of the militia
here and in other towns are ordered to be ready for
marching to defend Boston in case the French fleet
there shall be attacked by the British. — ^24th. George
Williams is appointed a manager of the Lotteries, au-
thorized by Gen. Ct. for the benefit of the Mass. forces
in the Continental army. — ** 26th. A rich prize ship
is sent in by the Montgomery. — 28th. Richard Derby
is one of the State agents for prizes in the Middle Dis-
trict.

tt Oct. 6th. The families of 33 men in the army
had been supplied by a committee of the town, with
provisions at the following prices : — Sugar 2^., flour
Is. 4>d., candles 3s, 6d., wood 905., corn 24^., rye o5s.y
beef 10(/., rice 8^. lb., in paper currency. — 12th.
£7000 are to be raised in addition to what has been
already assessed by the town. — JJ Oct. 16th. It is
enacted, that persons, who have gone to the enemy,
shall not return. Among the names of these persons

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arc four from Salem. There were others besides these
four wlio had gone from this town to the British.

*Nov. 18th. D. Ho])kins is ordained overtheSd Ch.

t Dec. 11th. A valuable prize brig is sent in b)
Capt. Brookhouse. — Jin Jan'y, 325 paper currency for
100 silver dollars, and in Dec, 634 for 100.— ^ The
valuation of property in Salem was in Ward No. 2,
£138,450, — where Geo. Williams was highest on the
list, named as having £18,500; — in Ward No. 3,
£142,050, where Francis Cabot stood at £20,000, and
George Dodge, jr. at £13,000; and in Ward No. 4,
£126,900.

1779.

II Jan. loth. A prize brig sent in by Capt. John
Leech. — 16th. A cartel arrived here from Halifax
with priscners, some of whom belong to Salem. — II 30th.
The pnviiteer Pilgrim comes in irom a cruise, — had
taken six prizes.

**Fcb. 1 St. A prize sch'r is sent in hy the sch'r Swetr.

ft Mardi 8th. A committee are to see, that the
act of Gen. Ct. against monopolizing and forestalling is
carried into effect. — J J 10th. A Charter is granted to
the I^ssex Lodge in Salem. The first meeting under
this Charter was April 2d, at Blaney's brick store,
■when fourteen brethren were present. The last record
of this Lodge was Oct. 2, 1786. The Charter of the
present Essex Lodge was dated June C, 1791.

§^ April 23th. On the State tax, which is £200,000
paper currency, Salem is assed £20 4 5 on each £1000.
II II 29th. Rev. Mr. Dunbar requests and receives a dis-
mission from 1st. Ch. because of his long ill health. He
g. at Harvard 1767, and when ordained here he belonged
to Weston, and m. Mary Jones, of the same place, 1772.
He d. a lawyer in N. H. Dec. 1788.

nil May 10th. The town choose J. Pickering, G.
Williams and Samuel Ward, Rep. to Gen. Ct., and in-

* 3J. Cli. 11. ) Iiid. Chron. } Low's Almanack. § 'J'. H-

II Ilcn. Dia. IF Ind. Chron. ^'^ Jlen. Dia. IIT. R.

jjEssex Lo. 11. §§ Jo. of Mass Asseni. ||I| 1st Ch. Kcc. llliT. U

505 j-^^^g

struct thorn to vote for calling a Convention to form
i\ new State Constitution. £18,000 are voted for town
charges. — * 27th. Schooner Swett had hitely sent in
a })ri'ze. f Mascoll Williams keeps the Post Office.
James .leffry keeps an Insurance Ofiice. He appears
to be the fnst who opened such an ofiice here.

J Jmie llth. The House resolve, that the address
of Congress, dated 26th of May, to the people of the
U. S., on the need of their being patriotic and virtuous
to secure victory, — be read by each minister to his
Congregation the next Sabbath after it is received —
21st. Salem is assessed shirts, pairs of shoes and
stockings lor the army, 166 each. — ^ 23d. A com-
mittee are to procure 13 recruits to serve in R. Is. and
28 more for Continental army. — 1| 30th. For fitting
out an expedition to Penobscot the Committee of Sa-
lem are G. Williams and Jonathan Peel. This exj)e-
dition failed, and among the vessels lost in it were the
shii)s Black Prince, Hunter and Hector, of this town.

1[ July 3d. A prize brig is sent in by the Centipede.

llth. A snow and brig arrive here as prizes. The
Macaroni privateer had lately behaved with great
bravery against a ship and brig from N. York. A large
ship arrives, taken by the ship Harlequin after hard fight-
ing.— ft 1 2th. A prize sloop comes in. — I6th. A brig
is sent in by Capt. Cook. — 25th. A ship and brig ar-
rive, taken by schooner Swett. — 27th. Two prize
brigs come in. — tt29lh. Delegates are chosen to meet
in Convention at Cambridge next Sept'r, for framing a
new Constitution. Delegates are chosen to meet in
Convention at Concord Oct. 10th, for appreciating the
currency, &c. Voted, to comply with the proceedings
of the Convention at Concord l4th inst., and a Com-
mittee are chosen to carry their resolves into effect.
The Convention here mentioned, agreed on the prices
of merchandize and country produce. The town vote
that £5,000 more be raised.

* Ind. Cliron. 1 Mass. Register. [ Jo. of Mass. Assein. § T. R.
II Jo. of Mass. Asseia, llHen. Dia. **Ind. Ciiron. H Hon. Dia. UT. R.

[1779 ^

* Aug. 1st. A brig arrives captured by sch'r Swett.

t 10th. The town vote to raise men for reinforcing
Gen. Lovell at Penobscot. — They appoint delegates to
meet in Convention at Ipswich 19th inst., about the
prices of labour, taverners and manufactures. — | I2th.
A prize schooner is sent in by the Macaroni.

^ Sept. 22d. A brig arrives taken by the schooner
Swett. — II 23d. Confiscated estates of persons, who
had gone to the British, are ordered to be sold. Among
these estates were some in Salem.

Oct. 2d. The House order, that the Circular of
Congress, dated 13th ult. on the finances of the States,
their means and duties, be read by all ministers to their
Congregations the Sabbath after it is received- by them.
As Capt. Daniel Ropes, of brig Wild Cat, taken by the
Surprise Frigate, is severely treated, being kept in irons
under a strong guard at Halifax, — the House order that
a British officer of equal rank be committed to close
confinement until Capt. Ropes is liberated and exchang-
ed.— H 12th. The town vote that ^11 a day, besides
what the Continent and the Stat€ pay, — shall be allow-
ed each man, w ho will enlist in the army for three
months. So great a price was for Salem's quota of
recruits,which were ordered to join the forces of Count
D'Estaing, lately arrived, and " to strike an important
blow against the enemy." — *^' 16th. A brig, 22d, a
sloop, and 30th a brig arrive, as prizes to the Centipede.

tfNov. 10th. Rev. John Prince is ordained over the
■First Ch. — J J 14th. Third Church vote to aid in or-
daining Curtis Coe over the newly gathered Ch. in
Portsmouth, N. H. — ^§24th. Capt. Nathan Goodale,
who had returned from N. York on parole, and who
was about to return, is allowed by the State suitable
articles of clothing. The House say, that he " has
done singular service for his country and from particu-
lar circumstances, it is apprehended, the enemy will
detain him as long as possible." — 1||| 26th Seven sail

* Hen. Dia. t T. 11. I Ind. Chron. § Hen. Dia. Q Jo. of Mass. Assem.
HT. R. ** Hen, Dia Hist. Ch.R. U 3d. Ch. R.

§§ Jo. of Mas3. Assem. |1|| Ind. Chron

^^^ [1780

with stores from Halifax for Penobscot, arrive, having
been captured by two Privateers, one of Salem and the
other of Marblehead.

* Dec. 11th. Town vote £15000 for charges of
men, gone under Capt. Addison Richardson to rein-
force the Continental army. Currency in Jan. was
742 paper dollars for 100 silver — and in Dec. was 2593
for 100.

1780.

t March 13th. The bells of Messrs. Barnard and
Diman's meeting houses are to ring at 1 o'clock in
the day and at 9 o'clock in the evening. The bell was
rung before this at 3 o'clock in the morning for a part
of the year.

t April 19th. Wm. McGilchrist d. M 73. He
willed his part " of the contribution for the unhappy
sufferers in America" and his salary due from the So-
ciety in England for propagating the Gospel, — to his
own people, and his robes to his successors in office. —
§ 25th. A valuable brig is sent in by the ships Frank-
lin and Jack.

ijMay 4th. The American Academy is incorporated.
Among its members arc E. A. Holyoke, Andrew Oli-
ver, John Pickering and Doct. Joseph Orne. H Sa-
lem is assessed shirts and pairs of shoes, 116 each^
and 58 blankets for the army. — ** 19th. Dark day.
It grew dark from 9 o'clock till 2 o'clock. People
dined by candle light. At noon beasts returned
home and fowls went to roost. The darkness of the
evening and night was Egyptian. — **31st. S. Ward,
B. Goodhue, Jacob Ashton and Henry Higginson, are
Rep. to Gen. Cu

ft June 9th. Town vote £121,212 for raising 62
recruits to serve 6 months in the army. — JJ 12lh. A
ship prize to schooner Cutter arrives. — 16th. The
Constitution is adopted by delegates from this and other

*T. R. t T. R. t Ep. Ch. 11. § Ind. Chron.

II Reg. of Mass. TI Jo. of Mass. Assam. ** E. A. Hoi. Dia

ft Reg. of Mass. tt T. R. U Hen. Dia.

1780] '"^

towns. — This Constitution abolishes slavery, though it
had been generally and practically abolished years be-
fore.— *22d. Salem is to furnish 74 recruits to serve
three months in the army and to supply five horses, as
its quota of 117 levied on Essex for public service.

t July 10th. A ship is sent in by the schooner
Cutter. — 14th. A brig, taken by the Griffin arrives. —
18th. Another ship comes in as prize to the schooner
Cutter. — 25th. A ship is sent in by the Griffin and
Fortune. — 27th. A lugger, captured by the Fortune,
arrives. — J 30th. A snow, valuable prize, comes in.

^ Aug. 2d. Ship Essex, Capt John Cathcart, ar-
rives after taking four rich prizes. — 1| 6th. Ship Bru-
tus gets in, having captured ten vessels, laden with dry
goods and provisions, part of a fleet from London to
Quebec; — two of these prizes had arrived.- — 11 10th.
News is received from the General Pickering, Capt.
Jonathan Harraden, of IG guns and 47 men, on a
voyage to Spain. It states that Capt. H. on May 29th,
fell in with a iiritish Cutter of 20 guns, and beat her
off after a battle of 1 hour and 45 minutes ; — on June
1st, en^ngcd a lugger schooner of 14 guns and 57 men
and took her ; — 4th, was attacked by the Arquilles, of
34 guns, and 190 men, and drove her off, after fighting
2 hours, 55 minutes, had 1 man killed and o wounded.
** 16th. MaJ. Samuel King is Aid de Camp to Baron
dc Kalb, who is killed by the enemy in S. C. Major
King soon after this fell in battle. Flis wife Mary, d.
Sept. II, 1782, iE 33.

ft Sept. 4th. The inhabitants here vote for Gov.,
Lt. Gov., Counsellors and Senators, — for the first time
since the settlement of Salem. John Hancock had
most of the votes here for Gov'r. — JJ 25th. Salem is
assessed 48,530 lbs- of beef for the army. — ^§ 29th.
A prize sloop is sent in by the brig Cutter.

nil Oct. 2d. News that sloop Race-horse of 10 guns
is carried into Halifax. — 6th. Privateer Stark is chased

* Jo. of Mass. Assem. t ilun. Dia. t Ii»l- Ledger. § Ind. Cliron.
II hid. Ledger. H Ind. Cliiori. ** Ess. Gaz. of 1782.

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in here bj two British frigates under French colors.—
7th. A prize to the Brutus arrives.

* Oct. 5th. Rep. chosen for the rest of the year to
Gen. Ct. are J. Pickering, B. Goodhue, S. Ward, J.
Ashton and H. Higginson. — t27th. Great and visible
eclipse of the Sun, duration 2 hours 42 1-2 minutes,
and 11 1-2 digits on N. E. side of the sun were dark-
ened.

t Nov. 13th. A prize to the Franklin arrives. — 16th.
Several days since, a British ship, laden with 380 hhds.
of rum and sugar, which had run into Canso Harbour
in distress, was taken by two shallops of Salem, each
of 15 men, and brought into this port. A valuable
prize is sent in by the ship Thorn. — § 27th. Joseph
Hiller is appoined one of the Essex muster masters for
men, who join the army. Capt. Samuel Ward is ap-
pointed of the Committee for selling the estates of ab-
sentees from Essex.

Dec. 2d. Salem is assessed 73 men to serve in the
army for three years or during the war. The House
say that the past sliort enlistments have been injurious
to the States and encouraging to the enemy. — 4th.
This town are to provide 93,179 lbs. beef for the army.
II 12th. £500,000 of old emission is voted by the town
to pay for their last quota of men and beef. Old emis-
sion money in Jan. was 2934 for 100 silver dollars, —
and Nov. 30th, 7400 for 100.~1I14th. News that the
privateer Roebuck is taken and carried into N. York.

1781.
Jan. 2d. The Salem Gazette and General Adver-
tizer begins to be printed here by Mary Crouch and
Company. — ** 13th. Gen. Ct. set beef at £3 7 6a
hund. ; rye 75., corn 5^., oats 3s., peas 75., a bushel. —
20th. One Serjeant and 6 matrosses are assigned to
take care of Salem Fort. About the same number had
been posted here for the two last years. — 26th. The

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House order that an address from them to the people,
be read by each Town Clerk at the first public meeting
of the inhabitants where he lives. This address gave
a statement of the linanees of Mass. and the necessity
of further exertions and sacrifices from the people in
order to secure their independence. — * 29th. Ship
Postillion, Capt. Friend, from Guadaloupe, via the
Vineyard, is cast away on Boon Island ledge, — 17 of
her men are saved in the long boat, — the Capt. 2d
mate and 5 hands, left on board, are supposed to have
perished.

Feb. 9th.. The Privateer ship Pilgrim, Capt. Robin-
son, arrives. He h;id taken 9 valuable vessels, — sent 2
of them into France and 3 into this port. He engaged
one of his prizes 3 glasses, — had 1 man killed and 2
wounded, and tiie enemy had 5 killed and 18 wounded.

March 2d. A prize brig is sent in by Capt. John
Jjiifnnton of ship Rhodes. — j 10th. A committee is
appointed for this and other towns, to supply the State
Treasury with money

X May 7ih. The Montgomery, Capt. Carnes ar-
rives— had sent in 3 prizes ; — engaged a large British
Cutter and lost his Lt. and had 5 wounded. — ^ 14th.
£1.500, hard money, are voted for town charges. —
|^19th. Ship Franklin, Capt. John Turner, arrives.
She had her mainmast disabled in an engagement of
40 minutes with a Liverpool ship, which she took.
The Friuikliii had 1 killed and 1 wounded. The prize
had 2 killed and 8 wounded.— H 30th. B. Goodhue,
H. Higginson, S. V^ard, and Nathan Goodale are Rep.
to Gen. Court..

** June 7th. A brig, prize to the Tyger, arrives,
ft Ship Thorn, Capt. Samuel Tucker, arrives, had
taken 4 prizes, — 1 of which came in here and the rest
went to a foreign port. His Lt. Joseph Lynd died
of his wounds after he got home. — tj 8th. Iherc arc
6 innholders and 27 retailers in Salem. — ^^ 16th.

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Men arc to be detached for R. Island. The quota of
Salem for this detachment is 41, who are commanded
by Joseph Hiller.— * 18th. £2100, liaid money, are
voted by this town for hiring their deficient soldiers. —
t22d. Salem is assessed 38,459 lbs. beef for the
army ;~-and also, pairs of stockings and shoes, 162 of
each, and 162 shirts and 81 blankets.— J 25th. The
ship Junius Brutus comes in,— had captured 5 prizes
off the English Channel.— ^ 30th. Salem is assessed
59 men to serve three months in the army. £5000 ol
new emission are voted to hire these recruits.

II June 27th. James Ford, school master, d. left
j^vife Mary and children, Edward, James, Mary and
Esther, willed that no black clothes bo bought ior
mourning at his funeral.

![ July 4th. A valuable prize arrives. — 19th. ihe
shii) Rover, of 20 guns, is taken and carried into N.
York.

Au2;. 3d. Seven prizes arrive. The Thorn, ot this
olacc'^having been captured by the British and retaken
ijy the French, gets into Boston.— *" 27th. Capt. S.
fucker and Dr. Ramsay, of the Thorn, having escaped
from St. Johns in an open boat, reached Boston withm

a week.

ft Oct. 9th. Benjamin Lynde is buried, — was son
of Benjamin and Mary, b. Oct. 5, 1700, g. at Harvard
1718, m. Madam Mary Goodridge, of Roxbury, daugh-
ter of Major John Bowles, Nov. 1,1731. lie lelt
wife Mary and children, Mary, wife of Hon. Andrew
Oliver, and Lydia, wife of the Rev. Wm. Walter, of
Trinity Ch. in'Boston. Among the property which he
left his daugiiter Mary was a farm at Brimtield, " which
was part of^^l 000 acres, given by Indians to her mother's
great great QirdvA father, the Rev. John Elliot, 1655, as
a token of their love for his teaching them the good
knowledge of God." Mr. Lynde sustained various
offices of the town,— was Naval Officer here, but was

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displaced from lliis trust, 1729, because he acted with
the House of lleinesentatives in refusing to allow Gov.
Burner's salary just as the Kin^ had commanded;—

was often Rep. to Gen. Ct. and long of the Council ;

was Justice of the Gen. Sess. Com. Pleas and Supreme
Courts, and, in the latter part of his life, was Judge of
the Probate Court. He was a Fiuling Elder in the
l^irst Ch. He wns learned ; — was persevering; in what
he deemed his duty; — was extensively and highly
esteemed.— * 18th. Ship Grand Turk, Capt. Pnitt,
arrives with two prizes.— f 26th. The first Gen. Ct.
under the new Constitution, assemble. S. Ward, Miles
Greenwood, J. Ashton, H. Higginson are Rep. George
Williams is Senator.— J 31 st.^ A cartel from New-
foundland arrives, with 400 })risoners.

Nov. 22d. The Cato, Capt. Briggs, sends in a valu-
able prize ship.

Dec. 8th. Richard Derby, jr., son of Richard and
Mary, d., in his IGih year, m. L.ydia, daughter of
Jonathan Gardner, Sept. 13, 1759, who d, April 28,
1777,— m. Lucy Smith, of Falmouth, Me., 1778, who
survived him, and m. Jud^^e Greenleaf of Newbury-
port. He left children, Richard, Samuel, Jonathan,
Charles, Lydia, Mary and Elizabeth. He and his
family resided party on alarm in Beverly. He was an
entrrprizing merchant ;— held chief offices in town,—
was of th(! committee of safety and correspondence,—
was a proniinent member of the House and of the
Council. He was able and active in promoting our
Independence.— 20th. A prize, taken by the Speed-
well, comes in.— 27th. The Hendricke sends in a
prize, and the Fox sends in another.— 1 7-8 of a dollar,
new emission bills, passed for 1 silver dollar from Feb.
1 to May 1 ;— from May 1 to 25, 2 1-4^. for 1 ;— from
May 25 to June 15, 3s. for 1 ;— from June 15 to Oct.
1, 4^. for 1.

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1782.

* Jan. 6th. Brig Diana, Capt. Baker, sails for
Virginia. He went ashore at Nantucket. On his re-
turn, the boat overset and he with six others are drown-
ed, f 10th. Selectmen begin to grant licenses for
selling Bohea and other India teas, each license 3s.—
14th. Voted, that the Representatives of this town be
instructed to use their utmost endeavours that an ap-
plication be made to Congress, that they would give
positive instructions to their Commissioners, for nego-
tiating a peace, to make the right of the U. S to the
Fishery an indispensable article of the Treaty."
*' Voted, that the same Representatives use their utmost
influence to obtain the repeal of the late Act of Gen.
Ct., which established an excise on various articles." —
J 24th. News that the privateer ship Jason is captured
and carried into Ireland. — § 30th. Rev. Nathaniel
Fisher is admitted a subject of Mass. on condition of
taking the oath of fidelity and allegiance to this Com-
monwealth. As a subject of Great Britain, though
born in Dedham, Mass., he had been imprisoned, but
was now enlarged. He soon came to Salem.

II Feb. 19th. A prize ship is sent in by Capt. Brook-
house, of the Junius Brutus. She fought the Brutus
three glasses, had two killed and five wounded. The
Brutus had one killed and two wounded. — 1125th.
Nathanel Fisher begins to officiate at St. Peter's Ch.
He g. at Harvard, 1763, was ordained by Bishop
Lowth, of London, 1772, married Silence Baker, of
Dedham, July 2, 1782.— ** 28th. Privateers Speed-
well, Capt. Murphy, ship Porus, Capt. John Carnes,
and ship Hendricke, Capt. Benson, were lately taken
and carried into Barbadoes.

ft March 7th. This town is assessed 33 men to
serve in the army for three years — H 14th. Privateer
schooner, Capt. Gray, arrives, — had lately lost seven

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men, who were drowned on N.J. shore— * 20th.
Accordino to a Resolve of Gen. Ct., the inhabitants
here are S) furnish the Town Clerk with an account ot
all their l)ills of the old emission and he is to forward
it to the Sec'y of State, t On Oct. 21st, it appeared,
that there were ;^30,000,000 of old emission money
fallen upon the hands of JMass. people, who were thus
much injured. Gen. Ct. ask Congress for redress --
t 28th. News that four of the chief Privateers ot ^d-
iem, had planned an expedition against Tortola ; but
had failed, because the enemy had been apprized ot
their design. They only recaptured the Macoroni, tor-
merly of this place.

Ap'il 4th. Ezra Burrill advertizes a stage coacli to
run from Salem to Boston. This appears to be hrst
regular stage coach, which was set up here to run on
so short a mute. There had been a coach to convey
passengers from Boston through this town to Forts-
mouth —18th. News that the privateer ship Khodes,
Capt. Nehemiah Buflinton, was taken and earned into

Barljadoes. ^ -n .. • -.

May 9th. The Grand Turk, Capt. Pratt, arrive,
from a successful cruise.— 16th. Dispatches arrive
here for Congress, which are reported to contain inlor-
mation, that France has many troops ready to embark
for this country.— 23d. News that privateers Langue-
doc, Capt. Cook, and sloop Capt Dunn, are captured.
The brig Fox, Capt. Neill, sends in a prize.-^ 2Jth.
N. Goodale, B. Goodhue, Wm. Vans and M. Green-
wood are Rep. tc5 Gen. Ct. ||Seth Barnes, of yarmouth,
N. Scotia, states, that a Salem privateer took irom him
lately 8 or £900 L. M. This statement led persons
here to petition Gen. Ct., that the Yarmouth peop e,
who had been friendly to Americans, should not be

thus injured. j^ ■,

HJune 1 1th. The ship Dispatch, Capt. John 1 elt,
comes in from a successful cruise.-l 3th. Iheship
Jack, Capt. David Ropes, was taken 28th uU. by a

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sloop of war and carried to Halifax, after a brave re-
sistance of 4 1-2 hours. Capt. Ropes was wounded
and died next day. He bad 8 killed and 12 wounded.
The sloop of war bad 10 killed and others wounded. —
The birth of the Dauphin of France is celebrated here.
19th. An armed brig, Capt. Ingersoll, arrives. On
her passage from Cape Francois, she took two prizes,
and after manning them, had only four men left. Thus,
short of hands, Capt. Ingersoll saw a British privateer
of more guns than his vessel had. He concluded as
his only means of safety to put on a bold appearance
and run down as if he meant to board the privateer.
So soon as the enemy saw him making full sail for
them, they escaped as fast as they could. — 26th. A
prize brig is sent in by ship Gen. Green, Capt. Crov,-el.
28th. Schooner Thrasher, Capt. Perkins, comes in
from a cruise after taking six prizes. A prize is sent
in by ship Marquis de la Fayette, Capt. John Buflinton.
* July 2d. A majority here instruct their Represen-
tatives to act against all bills for showing favour to
British subjects at A^orth Yarmouth and elsewhere, and
to petition the Legislature to appoint a Judge for the
Maritime Court of this District. A bill did pass, how-
ever, forbidding the people at N. Yarmouth to be mo-
lested.— t 4th. N. Goodale is appointed one of the
Commissioners for Essex, to expedite the payment of
the Continental Tax, — which was, for Mass., £400,000.
Ship Viper, Capt Neill, takes a vessel, which is man-
ned by John Bailey, master, and three seamen, — is re-
taken and carried to Quebeck. Bailey and his men
went on board of a snow, bound to London, and, two
days after leaving the St. Lawrence, they, with another
person, rose, took and brought her into Marblehead. —
10th. Doct. Wm. Goodhue, d. in his o5th year; g. at
Harvard, 1769; his father Wm. moved hither Ironi
Waltham, 1767, and kept a public house. — J 11th.
Privateer ship Viper, being captured and carried to
Newibundland, — nine of her crew escaped in a shallop

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and arrive at Marblehead. — * 13th. The town vote to
meet on the 16th inst., to consider the circular of Essex
Commissioners about affording relief under the pressing
exigences of General Government, and also to consider
the letter from the Gov. and Senate on the same sub-
ject.— tl yth. A letter from Martinico gives the follow-
ing account. The armed shijj Julius Caesar, Capt.
Jonathan Haradan, of Salem, on 5th ult., fell in with
two British vessels — a ship of 18, and a brig of 16
guns, — both of which he engaged for 6 glasses and got
clear of them. His vessel was injured, but he lost
none of his crew. The ship of the enemy was much
shattered. Capt. Haradan had a silver plate, commem-
orative of this action, presented him by the owners of
the Caesar. The letter also relates, that Capt. Hara-
dan afterwards had a severe battle with another British
vessel and took and brought her into Martinico. — JSOth.
Prize brig is sent in by the Gen. Green.

^ Aug. 1st. News that the j)rivateer brig Chace had
been taken. Privateer schooner Dolphin, Capt. Greg-
ory Powers, had lately captured a ship, after a battle of
three hours. The Capt. of the prize was wounded.
The Dolphin had three killed and one wounded. She
was soon after lost on Cape Sable ; but her crew was
saved and had gotten home. — 5th. Capt. Thomas
Simmons, of the brig Ranger, having seven guns and
20 men, was attacked near the mouth of the Potomac,
by two barges, each manned with 30 Refugees. They
came on him iu tiu; dark. He and his crew defended
themselves with boarding pikes and cold shot. He
fought them three hours and beat them off. He had
one killed. Himself, 2d mate and another man were
wounded. The enemy had 15 killed and 38 wounded,
of whom five soon died and three more were likely to
die. A more brave defence is seldom recorded. — 14th-
A Cartel arrives from Halifax, with 76 prisoners. —
26th. Privateer ship General Green is captured and
sent into N. York.

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* Sept. 28th. Some of the inhabitants of this town,
petition, that they may fit out a flao; for N. York, to
redeem ofiicers and seamen on board of the prison ship
there. This petition is granted.

t Oct. 7th. A cartel with 62 prisoners arrives from
Bermuda. The privateers Junius Brutus, Capt. John
Brooks, the Raven, Capt. Needham, and another, are
taken and sent into that Island. — 24th. Privateer ship
Hendrick, Capt. Benson is taken and carried into N.
York. — 26th. A cartel arrives from Newfoundland
with 292 prisoners. — 28th. A cartel with prisoners
comes from Halifax.

t Nov. 8th. The Govenor, in view of the losses of
Charlestown, is to issue a brief for each town in Mass.
to contribute for building a house for public worship
there. — ^ 13th. The Marquis De Chasteleux in his
travels through N. America comes to Salem. He put
up at Robinson's Inn. The next morning he visited
the port, and in a short time, returned. He observes,
" I found several merchants who came to testify their
regret at not having been apprized more early of my
arrival, and at not having it in their power to do me the
honours of the town." He left this place before noon.
II I4th. Two persons are punished here ; one whipped
20 stripes and fined £l500 or sold 20 years for theft ; —
the other stood one hour in the pillory and fined £63
for passing counterfeit money. — 25th. A cartel comes
in from Quebec with 150 prisoners. — 29th. Privateer
Hyder Ali, Capt. Baldwin, is taken and carried into
Halifax.

Dec. 3d. A letter of 9th ult. from an officer of Sa-
lem is published. It states, that he and 700 other pri-
soners were on board the Jersey ship in N. York ; —
that they were suffering extremely, and that fevers
were mortal to many of their number. It also informs,
that officers, who were prisoners, had gone to the Pro-
vost, but were no better accommodated than they had

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been on board the ship Jersey. — *25th. John Appletom
is chosen Ruling Elder of the First Ch. instead of B.
Lynde, deceased. — f o] st. The ship Marquis La Fay-
ette had arrived at Nantz with a valuable prize.

1783.

t Jan. 13th. Doct. E. A. Holyoke is chosen Ruling
Elder of the N. Church. — § 20th. Benjamin Good-
hue d.,.E 75— m. Martha Hardy, Feb. 25, 1731, widow
Ruth Putnam, Feb. 24, 1771 ; held some of the chief
offices in town, was a Ruling Elder of the Third Ch., —
left a wife Ruth, and children, Stephen and Benjamin — ■
had lost two daughters, Procter and Holman.

II Feb. 11th. Samuel Ward was lately chosen col-
lector of excise for Essex. — 1 27th. Privateer ship
Porus has arrived at Martinico with a prize ship.

April 3d, News that peace was made Jan. 2lst be-
tween Great Britain and theU. States. — *^ 7th. Bev-
erly Ferry lets for £30 a year. A boat is to be kept
in the night on each side of the River. No more than
double ferriage to be required at unreasonable hours. —
tt tOth. The American Refugees in England have
chosen tinee of their number to repair to this country
and seek relief as to their sequestered property. JJ A
letter from the Boston Committee of Correspondence
is received by the Selectmen here, against allowing riie
Refugees a full right to their estates. By the 5th Ar-
ticle of the late Treaty, Congress was to advise the
different States to have such property restored to the
absentees.

§^ IMay 15th. As two. boys were playing with a
loaded pistol, one of them, a son of Capt. John Brewer,
in his Sth year, was shot dead. — 1| ||2oth. G, Williams,
Samuel Flagg, Henry Rust and Samuel Page, are Rep.
to Gen. Ct. ; Benjamin Goodhue is Senator.

June 4th. Naval oliicers are ordered to enter and
clear out all British vessels and merchandize.

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July 4th. Independence of the U. States is cele-
brated by the Gen. Ct. Thus began a custom, which
has ever since been practised to a greater or less extent.
"^1 ith. As heavy losses had been sustained and naviga-
tion greatly injured, for want of a well regulated pilot-
age in the harbours of this and other ports, — Gen. Ct.
enact that there shall be two regular pilots for the port
of Salem.

fSept. 24th. Wm. Bentley is ordained colleague with
Rev. James Diman. — J 26th. Up to this date from
Feb. 10th, Stephen Higginson was a delegate of Mass.
to Congress.

§ Oct. 3d. Richard Lang is chosen Ruling Elder,
in the place of B. Goodhue, deceased.

(I Nov. 9th. Richard Derby, Esq., son of Richard
and Martha, d., b. Sept. 16, 1712, m. Mary Hodges,
Feb. 3, 1735, who d. March 27, 1770, in her 57th year,
m. Sarah, widow^ of Doct. Ezekiel Hersey, of Hingham,
about Oct. 1771. He left wife Sarah, and children,
Mary Crowninshield, Martha Prince, Elias Hasket and
.John, — had lost daughter Sarah, wife of John Gardner
3d, and son Richard. He was long an eminent
merchant, and died wealthy. — 23th. A Capt., Lt., and
about 40 men pass through town for Boston. They be-
longed to a ship of 50 guns, which was of a fleet from
Holland for Philadelphia, with a Dutch minister to this
Government. Their ship was dismasted and leaky and
they on short allowance. They made for the first port.
When not far from Cape Ann, they left the ship in two
boats and made for a brig, which they reached. They
had not shoved off from their ship more than three
minutes, when she sunk with 303 men, who were all
drowned. — § 28th. Dr. Whitaker's Church inform
him, that they prefer the Congregntional form of gov-
ernment to the Presbyterian form, and desire him to call
a meeting on this account. IHe declined to unite
with them in a Congregational Council, wliich they

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called to meet here Feb. 10,1784. This Council de-
cided, that Dr. W's Church had a right to return to
Congregationalism, and, at an adjournment of the 24th,
resolve that the Church's connexion with him is dis-
solved. Dr. W's society would not admit him to la-
bour among them after March 25th. Salem Presby-
tery at Groton, June 11th, justify Dr. W., decide that
his relation to his Church shall be dissolved when his
Society shall have paid him his due and withdraw fel-
lowship from his Church. The Presbytery say, Sept.
9th, that they had cited the 20 brethren of Dr. W's
Church to appear before them to prove their charges
against him and show cause, why they should not be
cut off from the Presbytery ; — but that these brethren
had done neither. The Presbytery renew their ex-
communication of Dr. W's Church and their recom-
mendation of him. — * 26th. Jonathan Gardner, d. in
his 86th year — m. Elizabeth Gardner, Dec. 2, 1725 —
published to Mary Avery, of Boston, Dec. 21, 1754, —
m. Mary Pal fray, Nov. 17, 1757— left wife Mary, had
children, Jonathan, John, Elizabeth, Sarah Bowditch,
Mary Andrews, Lydia Derby, Hannah and Margaret
Barton, — often held offices in town ; was long an emi-
nent merchant, fin 33 weeks from April 3, there were
158 vessels cleared from Salem. J There were 385
births and 189 deaths the past year in this town.

* Prob. Rec. 1 Salem Gaz. j Pern. M. S.

APPENDIX.

* June 20th. John Endicott and his first wife and company
sailed from Weymouth, England, in the ship Abigail. — Accordincr
to Morton's New English Canaan, she died with many others in
1C29.

Rev. Thomas Cobbet of Ipswich writes, in 1677, to Rev. Increase
Mather, as follows. " y\bout ye year lC28 when those few yt came
out with CoUonel Indecot and began to settle at Nahum-keick, now
called Salem, and in a manner all so seek of ye journey, that thouorh
they had both small and great guns, and powder and bullets for ym,
yet had not strength to manage ym if suddenly put upon it, and
tidings being certainly brought ym on a Lord's day morning, yt a
thousand Indians from Sugust were coming against ym to cut ym
ofT: they had much adoe amongst ym all, to charge two or three of
ym great guns and traile ym to a place of advantage where ye In-
dians must pass to ym and there to shoot ym off, when they heard
their noise they made in ye woods, yt ye Indians drew near, ye
noise of which great artillery, to which ye Indians were never
wonted before, did occasionally (by ye good hand of God) strike
such dread into ym, yt by some lads which lay as scouts in ye woods,
they were heard reiterate that outcrie (O Obbomock) and then
fled confused back with all speed, when none pursued. One old
Button, lately living at Haverhill, (died there 1672) who was then
almost ye onely hale man left of yt company, confirmed this so to
me."

Among those who came to attend the formation of the Church,
(page 28,) was Edward Gibbons. On this occasion, he was seri-
ously affected and became one of the most useful men in Boston.
Joshua Scottow, in his narrative, informs us, that Gibbons was "the
younger brother of the House of an honourable extract;" — that
" he had been one of the Merry Mount Society."

By the word fully (p. 28,) is meant, that the First Church did
not have two ministers, — pastor and teacher, — after Mr. Williams
left, — except when one was enfeebled by disease or age so as to
need a colleague.

As to the office of Ruling Elder, as mentioned (p. 29) John Apple-
ton was chosen Ruling Elder, as successor to B. Lynde, in the First
Ch. 1782, — Richard Lang was appointed to a similar office in the

522 APPENDIX.

Third Ch., as successor to B. Goodhue, 17S3, — and the North Ch.,
having had Ruling Elders ftom their Deginning, elected Jacob
Ashton for a Ruling elder, Feb 7, 1826.

July 25th. Mr. Johnson, at Salem, receives a letter fron? Gov.
Winthrop, which recommended a Fast here on August 1st, because
of sickness at Cliarlestown ; — and which proposes, that the pro-
fessors of religion in Cliarlestown, Dorchester and Salem become
distinct churches.

Rev. F. Higginson, whose death is mentioned (p. 42,) was son
of Rev. John H. and was settled at Claybrook before he came to
Salem. He left a widow, Ann, who was living at Charlestown,
1669. He left the following children ;— John, who d. 1708, M
92; — Theophilus, father of Samuel, a physician, — d. .E 37; —
Francis, a school master at Charlestown for a time, — became a
preacher and d. at Kerby Stevens, Eng., 1670, in his 55th year; —
Timothy followed the sea, and d. unmarried ; — Samuel, Capt. of a
man of war in Oliver Cromwell's time, and afterward? Capt. of an
E. India ship, d. iE 44 ; — Charles, Capt. of a ship in the Jamaica
trade, d. ^-E 49 ; — Neophitus, d. M 25 ;— Mary, who m. Rev. Mr.
Fitch, of Conn., and Ann, who m. Mr. Chatfield.

* Aug. 13th. J. Endicott m. Elizabeth Gibson.

Judge Lynde, wlio d. 1781, remarks in his notes in a volume of
Hutchinson — " It is said that Lady Arabella (Johnson) was buried
near where the present Church of England now stands." — t Mrs.
Pliillips, wife of the Rev. Geo. P., who came over with Gov. Win-
throp, was buried near Lady Arabella.

1631.

Jan. 26th. Ann, widow of Rev. F. Higginson, writes a letter of
thanks to Gov. Wintlirop for "two kine and house and money in
hands of Mr. Coddington."

I Houses here had wooden chimnies and thatched roofs.

April iSth. The Court of Assistants order, that " each man
who finds a musket shall have ready 1 lb. of powder, 20 bullets and
2 fathoms oi match.'' Match continued for a considerable number
of years to supply the place of Flints in New England and Europe.
" It is necessary, says Walhuysen, (in L'Art Mililaire, printed
1653,) that every musketeer knows how to carry his match in moist
and rainy weather, that is, in his pocket or hat. The musketeer
should also have a little tin tube about a foot long so as to admit a
match and pierced full of little holes, that he may not be discovered
by his match, when he stands centinel or goes on any expedition."
The suggestion of this writer was tRe origin of match boxes.

^ The Tarrentines (p. 55) were resisted at Agawam by Hugh
Brown and others sent from Salem.

II July 26th. " A small bark of Salem of about 12 tons, coming

• VVmthrop. f Prince. t Gov. Dudley. §T. R. || Winthrop.

APPENDIX. 523

towards the bay, John Elston and two of Mr, Craddock's fishermen
being in her, and 2 tons of stone and 3 hhds. of train oil, was over-
set in a gust and being buoyed up and down 48 hours, and the
three men sitting upon her, till Henry Way's boat, coming by,
espied and saved them."

Sept. 6th. " The White Angel set sail from Marblehead har-
bour."— *27th. Josiah Plaistow, of Boston, for a misdemeanor, is
sentenced by Court of Assistants " hereafter to be called by the
name of Josias and not Mr. as formerly used to be." The title
Mr. (p. 56,) was applied to captains and sometimes to mates of
vessels ; to military captains j to eminent merchants ; to school-
masters, doctors, magistrates and clergymen ; to persons who had
received a second degree at College, and who had been made
freemen. The wives and daughters of those men, who were called
Mr. were named Mrs.

Oct. 13th. Thomas Gray, not Graves, (p. 56,) had been order-
ed by the Court of Assistants, Sept. 28, 1630, to appear before
them and answer charges against him and " remove himself out of
this Patent before the end of March next." He was in the Colony
Aug. 3, 1632, when Mr. Dudley accused Gov. Winthrop for not
executing the sentence for his banishment. — 163S, June 5th. Gray
was " censured to be severely whipped and the former execution of
banishment to be inflicted."

I March 14th. The bark Warwick had been recently at Salem

10 sell Corn, which she brought from Virginia.

I June 5th. "Ordered that the goods of the Company of the
husbandmen shall be inventoried by the Beadle and preserved here
for the use and benefit of the said Company." — Beadle was an offi-
cer, who waited on the Court of Assistants before and after the
General Government was moved to Mass. — 1635, April 7. " Capt.
(Wni.) Trask to pay John Kirman out ofthe estate of the Company
of husbandmen £24, 11 5, being the remainder of 1-8 part of said
estate." — § 14th. " One Noddle, an honest man of Salem, carry-
ing wood in a canoe, in S. River, was overturned and drowned." —

11 Antliony Dicks was taken by Bull, the Pirate, (p. 58) and re-
quired to pilot him to Virginia, but Dicks refused. There was an
Anthony Dixie, according to Morton, of Plymouth 1623. Antho-
ny Dike was of Salem 1636 and was a sea captain. Dicks,
Dixie and Dike are supposed to denote the same person. Gov.
Winthrop says, under Dec. 15, 1638, — Anthony Dike in a bark
of 30 tons, cast away on the head of Cape Cod. Three were
frozen to death ; the other two got some fire and so lived there
by such food as they saved, seven weeks, till an Indian found
them." This Capt. Dick or Dike left a widow Tabitha, who m. a
Pitman and a son Anthony who d. 1670 and left a widow Margery.

* Col. R. t Winthrop. { Col. R. § Winthrop. || R. Clap.

524 APPENDIX.

1633.

* Jan. 17th. " A maid servant of Mr. Skelton going towards
Sagus, was lost seven days and at length came home to Salem.
All that time she was in the woods, having no kind of food, the
snow being very deep and as cold as at any time that winter. She
was so frozen into the snow one morning as she was one hour be-
fore she could get up ; — yet she soon recovered."

t April. Of a ,£100 rate for the Colony, Salem is assessed £8.

Sept. 3d. Ancient is used for Lieutenant.

I " This yeare a small gleane of rye was brought to the Court as
the first fruits of English graine." — Before this the Colonists sup-
posed that Rye would not grow on their land.

<^ Oct. 2d. Of a Colony rate .£412, Salem is assessed <£28.

1634.

In the Antiquarian Society's collection there is a paper, which
belonged to Wni. Bentley, D. D., and which says ; — " A small fort
was built on ye high land, since Major Sewall's." ' This was done
1634.' Such a fort was on or about the place where the Methodist
meeting house stands.

Isaac AUerton, (p. 64,) appears to have been one of the first
settlers at Plymouth 1C20, where he was an assistant 1621. — Gov.
Winthrop mentions him as of New Haven, March 30, 1643; — and
as cast away coming from N. Haven, Feb. 17, 1645.

II March 4th. Gen. Ct. at Newton appoint Commissioners for
military affairs, who had power of life and limb. Among such
Commissioners was Mr. Endicott.

Matthevv Craddock (p. 64) was a merchant of London. His
widow Rebecca had m. Benjamin Whitchcot, D. D. by 1670. He
left a son Matthew Craddock, living 1672.

*i\ Mr. Skelton (p. 67) left children, Samuel and three daughters,
who sold their fatiiei's farm, 1659. The son seems to have lived
in Charlestown.

** Sept. 3d. Muskets, Bandileers and Rests, lately arrived, are
to be equally divided among the several Plantations. Bandileer was
" a large leatliern belt thrown over the right shoulder and hanging
down under the left arm, worn by musqueteers in the time of James
and Charles \. both for sustaining ot their fire arms, and for the
carriacre of their musket charges, which being put up in little wooden
or tin or leathern cylindric boxes, were hung to the number of 12
to each bandileer. Each of these bo.\.es contained a single charge
of powder." — " Rest, a kind of Ibrk to support muskets, when pre-
sented in order to fire. Rests were of different lengths according
to the heic^lits of the men who used them ; they were shod with
sharp iron ferrils, for sticking them into the ground, and were, on
the march when the musket was .'shouldered, carried in the right
hand or hung upon it by means of a string or loop tied under the
head."
•VViulhrop. tl'yiiclion pap, iJohusoii. sM'yn.l'- JlColR. TiQt. Ct. R. ""Col. II

APPENDIX. 525

* Oct, 1st. "On the 4th day seaventh night tlie market at
Salem to begyn and to contincw i'lora 9 o'clock in tlic morning to
4 o'clock afternoon."

Sakers, (p. 70j were small cannon.

■f Mav Gth. John Ilolgrave and John Woodbury were Deputies
toGen.'Ct.

Aug. 3d. Wm. Pynchon, giving an account of military articles
committed to him for distribution, says, " there were given to Sa-
lem besides what Mr. Ilumplirey had given them, 8 swords, and
25 wolf hooks, by John Holgrave."

I 2"2d. " Divers speaches about convenient jdaces for shops for
the men, as at the end of the meeting house from Williams's corner

fence : and that Mr. Endicott, Mr. Sharpe, Mr. , and Mr. Al-

ford should consider of some convenient place for shops, that may
be with the owners' consent." — " It is ordered, that all the inhabi-
tants of this town of Salem, that have fearmes greater or less, or
any quantity of land granted to them, or any ten acre lott medoes
or marshes, be tliey more or less in quantity, shall renaire to the
men appointed to lay out tlie hounds and by the last of the 3d mo.
to have all their ten acre lotts bounded ; and all others, that have
fearmes or meadoes or marshes by the 1st of 9 mo., and all their
lands being bounded, to make such marks or bounds either by fen-
ces or deepe holes ; and that eurie man's bounds may be recorded
upon the penaltie of lOs., provided tint those deputed to lay out
bounds be paid for their paynes."

§ Oct. Jolin Wolcolt, having had a quit claim of Mr. Williams's
house and land through an order to Mrs. Higginson, who now
lived at Charlestown, — conveys them to another person. This ap-
pears to have been done in anticipation of such property's being se-
questered, because Mr. Wdliams was banished.

II Nov. 16. Messrs. Trask, Woodbury, Conant, Massey and
Balcli are to be overseers of land.

^] 3Utli. Voted, " that all such orders as the town thinke meet
to be published, shall be published on the 7iext Lecture day after
town meeting."

** Jan. Mr. Williams " had so far prevailed at Salem, as many
there (especially of devout women) did embrace his opinions and
separated from the churches, for this cause, that .some of their mem-
bers, going into England, did hear ministers there and wlien they
came home the churches hero held communion with them."

"!*{■ May 25th. John Blackleach should be added to the Deputies
from Salem to General Court.

II 30th. An order of this date from Messrs. Vane, Winthrop

* T.;R. t Col, R. I Town (.'rants. §at. Ct. R. || T. R.

1IT. R "MVinthrop. f I Col. R. _|| Winlln-op.

526 APPENDIX.

and Dudley, requires the Constable of Salem to notify men and
women, uiio had withdrawn from the worship of the Church here,
and met by themselves, — to cease from such conduct, or else they
would be called to an accourtt by the Government. The persons,
thus withdrawn, were Mr. Williams' friends.

June. Rev. John Cotton preached in Salem. His text was
Jeremiah 5 ch. 5 vs. He showed, that God's covenant with Israel
extended to his people in every age. It appears from an address,
prefixed to Mr. C's sermon, that he had written to the pastor of
iSalem ('hurch on the following subject. Some magistrates arrived
here when the sacrament was about to be administered. One of
them had a ciiild recently born, which had not been baptized. A
question occurred wlietiier this magistrate should commune with
the Church here and have his child baptized. This question was
(lecided in the negative. Mr. Cotton hearing of this decision,
wrote to tlie Salem minister, that wherever godly magistrates came
and found the seals of the Covenant administered, — such magis-
trates had a right to these seals both for themselves and their
children. The pastor here wrote back an affectionate answer to
Mr. Cotton.

* 27th. " It was ordered and agreed, that all the Canooes of
the N. syde of the Towne shal be brought the next 2d day, being
the 4th day of 5th mo. about 9 o'clock, A. M. unto the Cove of
the kommon landing place of the N. River by Geo. Harris his house,
— And that all the Canooes of the S. syde are to be brought before
the port house in the S. River att the same tyme then and there to
be viewed by J. llalgrave, P. Palfrey, R. Waterman, R. Conant,
P. Veren, or the greater number of them. And that there shall be
noe Canooe used (upon penalty of 40s. to the owner thereof) than
such as the said surveiors shall allowe of and sett their mark upon
and if any shall refuse or neglect to brinnr their Canooes to the said
places att the tyme appointed they shall pay for said faulte lOs."

t" This day was brought into Town and carried up to Mr. En-
dicott's these corslets following, — viz. — 18 back peeces, — IS bellv
peeces, — 18 pair of tassyls, — IS head peeces of three sorts, but 17
gorgets and 16 pikes and 19 swords." — Tassys or " Tasses, armour
for the thighs ; — appendages to the ancient corslet consisting of
skirls of iron, that covered the thighs. They were fastened to the
cuirass (or breast |)late) with hooks." — " Gorcret, a peice of armour
for defending t!ie throat or neck." — " Corslet, — armour to cover
the body for protection, worn formerly by pike men." It compris-
ed the head, back and belly peices, — tasses and gorgets.

I July 9ih. " Many ships lying ready at Natascott to set sail,
]Mr. Peter went down and preached aboard the Hector, and the
ships going forth met with an E. wind, which put them in again ;
whereupon he stayed and kept sabbath with them."

§r>ec. 2(ith. John Stone, keeper of the Ferry between the Neck
and Cape Ann side, to have 2d for each stranger and Id for an in-
habitant of Salem.

* Qt. Ch R. I T. R. t Winthrop. § T. R.

APPENDIX. 527

Jan. 26th. The names of tlic thirteen men, first contained on
'the present Town Records, are Francis Weston, Thomas Gardner,
Daniel Ray, Pliillip Veren, John Endicott, Townsend Bishop,
Rohert Moulton, John Balch, Lawrence Leecli, Elias Stileman,
Thomas Scruggs, Jscob Barney and Jolui Woodbury. These per-
sons acted as the executive rulers of Salem. They were of the
same number, as the Colonial Gos/ernment was of before the arrival
of Gov. Winthrop. The number of 13 men to govern Salem was
not known after the preceding date.

Feb. 16th. Richard Inkersoll to receive Id for ferriage of each
persen over North River.

27lh. Voted, " that a petition be drawne unto Gen. Ct. con-
cerning the limits of Salem."

May lOth. A warrant was delivered for 16 men more from Sa-
lem for expedition against the Pequods. The General Court in
stating their reasons to His Majesty in 1665, for taking the territo-
ry of the Pequods in 1637, — say that the Pequods were a common
enemy to all the English, " threatening to root them wholly out of

of the land and fish their corn with their carcases, killing sundry

©f several places on land and water, and, after their cruel manner,
tortured them to death ; — were a potent enemj and a terror to all
the Indians around them "

June 2(tth. Twelve Selectmen chosen were Wm. Ilathorne, R.
Conant, T. Bishop, T. Scruggs, J. Woodbury, J. Massey, D. Ray,
R. Moulton, J. Ilolgrave, P. Palfrey,, T. Gardner, and J. Balch.

July I2th, Mr. Phillips (p. 1 19) was granted hay land. The
Village grant to him and company was Dec. 31, 1638. He was re-
ceived an inhabitant Jan. 21, 1640.

30th. There was a Ferry between the town and Darbie Fort.

Aug. 14th. ''John Home is allowed a piece of ground for a wind
mill upon or near the burial place."

John Ilolgrave kept an ordinary here.

28th. An ammunition " house is put out to Samuel Archer and
Vi^m. Allin, to be finished by last of 8lh mo."

Sept. 25th. " Geo. Wright to keep the Ferry between Butt
Point and Darbye Fort."

* 26(11. Townsend Bishop took part in the trial of Mrs. Hutch-
inson on p. 111.

t Thomas Scruggs, (p. Ill) who had been a leading man in Sa-
lem, died shortly before Dec. 2, 1656.

tDec. 5th. Of a County Rate for i:i20, Salem paid i^lO.

§ Jan. 15th. The town paid Mr. Peters for " weights, beame and
scales," and Adams for daubing the meeting house, and John Bnsh-
nell for glazing its windows.

* Hutch. 1 Reg. R. t Qt. Ct. R. § T. R.

528 APPENDIX.

29th. Isaac Davis is paid for a pair of Stocks.

Cutting through at Cape Ann, (p. \li) appears to have meant
the opening of a passage between the liarbour of Gloucester and
Anisquam River, so as to accommodate vessels and prevent the
Heed of going round the Cape.

May 7th. The Country rata was .£172 10.

Nov. 12th. A rate of cflS " for defraying of debts and of divers
pubhqiie chardges of the publique works about the towne."

* Maiy Oliver (p. 1 17 — 8) was ordered to go to her husband in
England, July H, 1649.

t Dec. 31st. Voted to liave an addition to the meeting house.
This proves, that the meeting house (p. 119) was oidy an addition.

The grant made to P. Dickerson (p. 122) was Aug. 25th.

Oct. H)lh. Josscljn says, that a half score of very fair Pippens
were brought fiom Gov's Island, "there being not one a!)ple nor
pear tree planted in any part of the country, but upon that Island."
This differs from the account, which lias been not unfrequently
given in the public prints, of pears annually borne by a tree on the
farm, originally Gov. Endicott's, as though this tree was planted
there, W2S. In fact the farm, containing this tree, was not grant-
ed Gov. Endicott till 1632

I Nov. 18th. " Those having lots about V/inter Harbour and
the Island, have liberty to fence in their lotts to keep off the swine
and goits from their fish, so shall they leave it open after the cattle
is in."

Dec. llth. " John Gedney is called by the town to kecpe an
inn and John Ilolgrave layeth his down."

Benedict's History of the Baptists informs us, that Rev. Mr.
Wickendon, colleague with Mr. Broun, came from isalem to Provi-
dence, IGui).

§ May I7lh. " Joseph Grafton set sail from Salem, 2d day, in a
ketch ef about 40 tons (three men and a boy in her) and arrived at
Pemaquid on the 3d and there took in .some 20 cows, oxen, &/C.
with hay and water for them and came to anchor in the baytheCth.

II Sept. !4th. " Ordered that if any man within the town of
Salem shall take any wolf \vithin the precincts of Salem and bring
Iiim to the meeting house alive, he shall have for every such wolf
iSs., and for every wolf he kills he shall have 10s.

^1 Dec. 15th. " A pmnace called the coach, being in her voyage
to New Haven between Salem and Cape Cod, sprang a leak, so as
in the morning they found her hold half filled with water; where-
upon the .*eamen and passengers betook themselves to their skilF,
beiufx a very small one and the wind then growing very high at
S. W. Only one Jackson, a godly man and an experienced sea-

* Qt. Ct. R. t T. R, t T. R. § Winthop. || T. R. 11 Wintlirop.

APPENDIX. 529

fnan, would not leave the vessel before he had tried the utmost; —
so getting them in again and laying the bark upon the contrary
side, they fell to getting out the water, which, it pleased God, they
overcame, and having a fresh gale, they got safe back to Salem."

Dec. A church, formed at Lynn under Rev. Abraham Pierson,
Rioves to S. Hampton, L. Island. Lechford, in his " Nevves from
N. England," says, " Master Peter of Salem was at the gathering
of this Church.

Ship Charles brought passengers to Mass. this year. Mr. Peters
preached on board of her at Piscataqua. Her crew disturbed him
by hooting and hallooing. On their passage home, they were at-
tacked by Turks, and some of them were killed.

i«84l.

* Jan. Sth. " Ordered, that persons, within the limits of Salem,
who had felled ship timber an<l should saw it into planks, — be paid
by the ship carpenters using such materials. And that none shall
cleave trees ftit for ship timber) up to clapboards or pipe slaves."

The vessel (p. 130) was built by Richard HoUingworth. The
man killed was Robert Baker, who lived here April, 1G37, and was
admitted an inhabitant the next July.

The following relates to Hugh Peters, a notice of whom closes
on p. 15L— t lie writes J. Winlhop, jr., April 30, 1654, and re-
marks, that he gave him conditionally all his property in Salem ;
and had sent him a loadstone to keep, if he did not return to N.
England. There was a loadstone left by Gov. Endicott, which
seems to have been the same sent to J. VVinthop, jr.

]\lr. Peters writes to Dea. Gott, of VVenham, (formerly of Sa-
lem) March 3, 1655, his disappointment in not receiving rent for his
property in Salem. He states, that he had conditionally given his
property here to J. Winthrop, jr. He mentions, that Emanuel
Downing was in London and that he wished Mrs. Downing would
come thither.

The Parliamentary Diary of Thomas Burton place H. Peters in
the funeral procession of Cromwell among the chaplains of Whitehall.

f The daughter, whom H. Peters left in London, was named
Elizabeth, and was baptized at Salem, March, 1640. She was a
widow Darker in 1703 and lived at Deptford, County of Kent, Eng-
land, when she gave a letter of attorney to collect property here,
which had been her father's.

§ Sept. 30th. " Granted to Samuel Cornhill an acre of land
more or lesse for the sowing of hempe."

II J. Woodbury (p. 1.j3) came from Somersetshire, England, ac-
cording to testimony of his son Humphrey.

^ Nathaniel and John Putnam testify, 1694, that they had lived
at Salem Village ever since 1641.

** Nov. 9th. "Archibald Thomson, of Marblehead, carrying

* T. R. t Mass.Hist. Coll. t Reg. R. § T. R.

il Sess. Ct. R. H Qt. Ct. P. *"* Wmthrop.

530 APPENDIX.

dung to his ground in a canoe upoti the Lord's day, in fair weather
and still water, it sank under him in the harbour near the shoies
and he was never seen after."

1043.

Jan. About this time " one Ward, an honest young man, who
going to show a trareller the safest passage over the river, as he
thought, by the salt house, fell in, and, though he had a pitch fork
in his hand, yet was presently carried under the ice by the tide."

* 17th. " The Church in Salem rule by the major part; — you
that are so minded, hold up your hands ; — you that are otherwise
minded, hold up yours." " Where there are farms or villages, as
at Rumney Marsh and Marblehead, there a minister or a brother of
one of the Congregations of Boston for li. Marsh, and of Salem
for Marblehead, preacheth and exercised) prayer every Lord's day,
which is called prophesying in such a place. Those of 11. 3Iarsh
and of Marblehead still come and receive the Sacrament at Boston
and Salem respectively." — " Marriages are solemnized and done
by magistrates and not by ministers." — There is a place " where is
Master Fenwick with the Lady Boteler at the River's (Con.) mouth
in a faire house and well fortified, and one Master Iligginson, a
young man, their Chaplain." — " Lady Moody lives at Lynn but is
of Salem Church. She is (good lady) almost undone by buying
Master Humphries farme, Svvampscot."

■j" John Humpiirey, (p 15G) was dead before Juno 2"), 1G61,
when his son Joseph and Edmund Batter were appointed adminis-
trators of his estate in New England.

March 5th. " Corn was scarce all over the country so as by the
«nd of the 2d month, many families in most towns had none to eat,
but were forced to live on clams, muscles, cataos, dry fish, &-c."

J April 27th. Thomas Paine's will was received. It was dated
April 10, 163S. He owned part of the ship Mary Ann of Salem.
He had a mill in the hands of Henry Blomtiehi. He died before
Jan'y, 1640. He was granted land here Aug. 2S, 1G;J7. He left
a widow and three sons, of whom was Thomas.

§ Deborah Moody (p. IGOj was granted by General Court 400
acres of land May 13, 1640. || She was living atGravesend, L. I.
1649, when her agent wrote to Daniel King, who had her (arm at
Lynn. Sir Henry Moody had an action about her farm, 16-51,
called Swampscoi farm, in her behalf and sold it for her to the said
King.

II Dec. 3d. Samuel Sharp sells his farm, north of Mr. Skelton's,
to John Porter of Ilingham.

» Lechford. t Qt. Ct. P. J Qt. Ct. papers. § Qt. Ct. R. || Reg. R.

APPENDIX. 531

1644.

* Feb. 6lh. Emanuel Downing writes to Gov. Winthrop, his
brother, " I fear the Lord is ofiended for sparing the lives of Gor-
ton and his companions, for if they all be as busy as this (Randall
Holden^ at Salem, there will be much evil seed sown in the coun-
try. I hope some of them will be brought to trial next Court for
breach of their order, and if yet you shall spare them I shall fear a
curse upon the land."

t July 7lh. Wheat 4s. 6r/., peas 3s. 6d., barley is., rye 45., In-
dian corn 'Ss., to pay for work on the town's gun carriages. All
grain was called corn.

I 11th. Richard IngersoH's will dated. It was proved Jan. 2,
1645. He left children, George and Nathaniel Ingersoll, Richard
Pettingal and Wm. Haines, sons in law, and Bathsheba his young-
est daughter. He left widow Ann, who was a member of the
Church here before 1(535. He was granted a house lot April 6,
1C35. His widow was wife of John Knight, sen., of Newbury,
16S8.

§ Oct. 30th. " Capt. Thomas Breadcake is to have two small
guns from Winter Island in Salem" Nov. 13th. He had a com-
niisision for 12 months to take any " Turkish Pirates."

Burton's Diary informs us, that G. Downing (p. \6S) was on a
Parliamentary Committee of Trade, — frequently and ably spoke on
questions before the House, — took an active part against Thomas
Naylor, thft Quaker, 1056. || G. Downing left a son, Charles,
who lived in London, 1700, and sold the farm in Salem, which for-
merly belonged to his grand father Emanuel.

1645.
^ About 1645 or 6, Samuel Edson moves from Salem to Bride-
water. He became an inhabitant of Salem July 25, 1639. He d.
July 9, 1G'J2, .E 80. His wife Susanah d. Feb. 20, 1699, JE 81.

&9.

** July. " Great harm was done in corn, (especially wheat and
barleyj in this month by a caterpillar, like a black worm about one
and a half inches long."

It Nov. 16th. Recently " at Salem Lady Moody's house being
a flat roof and but 9 t'eet high, the roof was taken off and so much
of the chimney as was above it and carried into two parts 6 or 8
rods off. Ten persons lay under it and knew not of it till tli^y rose
in the morning."

Though Hooper's Medical Dictionary says catarrhus a contagio,
(p. 176 — 7) yet etymology requires, that contagio should be conta-
gione.

tl Serjeant Porter and Mr. Keniston are chosen to see, that the

* Mass. Hist. Coll. t T. R. | Qt. Ct. R. § Col. R. 1| Retr. R.
Tl Mass. Hist. Coll. ** Winlhrop. H Winthrop. tt T. R.

632 APPENDIX.

Strong Water bridge and the Butts bridge and the bridge at great-
pond, are all compleated within May 17, 1647.

1647.

* June. About this date "a barn at Salem was sot on fire
with lightning and all the corn and hay consumed suddenly. It
fell upon the thatch in the breadth of a sheet."

164^i.

■j" Wm. Hathorne was Speaker of the Representatives for 1G48 up
to October.

I The sons, left by J, Balch (p. 179) were Benjamin, John_ and
Freeborn.

1619.

Wm. Walton (p. ISO) was of Seaton, Devonsliire, Eng. 1032,
and of Ilingham, N. E. 1033. His wife was Elizabeth.

Among those set off from Salem to Marblehead, 1049, was Lt.
Francis Johnson. His wife, Joane, and he were of the Church
here, 1635. He was granted 200 acres, two miles off from Salem
at Brooksbye, Jan. 25, 1037. His age was 82 in 1686.

§ Oct. 17th. The custom ot thatching houses in Mass. still
continues.

S65©.
jl Wm. Perkins (p. 183) had a mother, Jane Perkins, widow,
living in London, 1072.

^ O. Holmes (p. 184) was b. at Preston, Lancashire, Eng. He
had moved from Salem before 1649, v^hen he left the Congrega-
tional Church at Relioboth and with others set up a separate
meeting and soon joined the Baptist Church at Newport. Of this
Church he became minister after Mr. Clark's death, 1076.

** The land, mortgaged by Ned (p. ]8;j) lay between the lands
of his brother Humphrey and his uncle William.

Jan. lOlh. The last time Emanual Downing is mentioned as
living in Salom. He seems to have returned speedily afier this
date to London, his former residence. Aug. 12, 1056, he was in
England and his wife, Lucy, and family were in this town, but ap-
pear to have soon joined him. He and his wife united with the
Church here Nov. 4, 1638. Thoujjh be believed, that Gorton and
his associates, in 1644, ought to suffer death for their opinions, yet,
in 1646, he was fur a more lenient policy, as to the Anabaptists and
for greater liberty, as to terms of freemanship. Mr. Downing was

- Winthrop. t Col. R. J Qt. Ct. R. §Col. R.

II Reg. Rec. If Benedict. ** Rcff- Rec.

APPENDIX. 533

very respectable for his abilities and for his attainments in know-
ledge. He was often usofidiy employed in the business of this
town and of the Colony.— One of his daughters was the first wife
of Anthony Stoddard of Boston, and mother to the Rev. Solomon
Stoddard of Northampton.

1650.

The following letter was written to Gen. Ct., 1053, immediately
after the law (p. 188) forbidding any person to preach without con-
sent of neighbouring Churches or County Court.

* Honored and beloved in the Lord, etc., — We humblie crave
leave to represent unto you the ioynt desyres and requests of the
Church of Christ here at Salem in a matter of great and general
concernment to them and so all other the Churches of Christ in
tliis wilderness. That whereas lately there hath an order passed
the Courte and is confirmed for a law, that no gyfted man (be he
never soe orthodox or godlye) shall be permitted (though chosen by
the people) to exercise his gyft in publyck for continuance unless
the approbacon of the fower next adjoineing Elders or Countie
Courte be first had but in default thereof shall be subjected to pen-
altie as the civil magistrates and Courtes of justice shall determine
(for soe much the lavve in substance and intention will beare, there
being no exception of any more than other in the condition thereof)
That the Hoiiered Courte would be pleased to take this n)atter into
consideration againe and to weigh the inconveniences of such a
course in this case ; for altho wee question not the sincere inten-
tion and meaning of any, that migiit have a chief hand therein to
prevent ail erroneous opinions and unsound doctrines to be rented
in the Country (a case most needfull in these times and for which
wee have cause to bless God in any of his servantes and to thanke
them) yet in this waye of doing it, wee are not cleere nor can iudg
it to l)e right and according unto the rules of Christ ; — first, because
it intrencheth upon the liberties of the several churches, who have
power (as is confessed by all the orthodoxe) to choose and sett up
over them, whom they please for tlieyr edificon and comfort without
depending on any other power and yf a breach be once made into
these liberties, we knowe not howe farre it maye proceed in time,
there being such a leading example as xhis : — secondly, there being
in this order not only a caution against the unsound and corrupt
in iudgment to suppress them (which is tlie maine reason pretend-
ed) but a peremptorye prohibition of any whatsoever (tho never so
orthodoxe and godly, as hath bene expressed) to medle or under-
take without such leave or approbation, which hath the nature of a
uiiiversall denyeall of all such liberties of the servants of God in
that greate case : — thirdly, because those companies of people in
these parts requiring such healpes are most of them (yf not all)
brandies of churches, who watch over theyr members and have
power to reforme any such doctrinall evills among them without
^ Col. Papers.

534 APPENDIX.

calling upon theyre eldersor Courtes of justice to suppress them
and make a stoppage of all togyther in that behalfe, soe making the
remedye worse than the disease. — These are but some of the
groundes wee have to intreat the repealing of this order for the
present till better consydered and, further, that iawes made con-
cerning churches in generall and theyre liberties might be with the
consent of the churches first had and known therein. Thus crav-
ing leave for this boldness on such an occasion as this, and be-
seeching 'the Lord to direct you aright in all yr determinacons there^
we humblie take leave and remaine yr servants in the Lord,

Edward Nohuice,
Saimcel Sharpe,
in the name and by f/it vote of the Church.

As to seven men (p. 1P9) the first Town Records mention Ifi
men, as rulers of Salem, Jan. 20, 1037, and 12 men June 2()th,
and Marcli 31j 103'^ ; — then mention 7 men up to Dec. 3Ist, —
then l2 men, March 30, liJlO, — and theu 7 men up to Jan. 13,
1G49, — and thence the Records sometimes call such rulers the
Seven Men and Selectmen to Feb. 20, 1654, — and afteruards
call them entirely Selectmen.

* Capt. Thomas Lathroj) was of Salem's quota of men at the cap-
ture of St. John's Ibrt and Port Royal, 16o4.

t May 17th. Messr-s. Curwin and Gedney are to j^el materials
and workmen to repair the Town's House for the school and the
watch.

For the article under Nov, lOj (p. 19:2) insert the following,
" Capt. Ilathorn chosen to marry persons and to be presented to
General Court for confirmation. Capt. Ilathorn, Wm. Brown and
Edmund Batter are chosen Commissioners for ending small causes
for the year ensuing."

Nov. lOth. John Marsh and John Kitchen are chosen searchers
and sealers of leather.

Dec. 3d. Wheat 45 6d, peas 4*-, barley 45 6r/, pork 3f/. lb., beef
2O5. hund. — i24th, Gregory Gibbs granted half acre of land at
Claybrook to enclose for making bricks.

I65G.

March 13th. Richard Veren is appointed inspector oi beef,
pork and mackerel.

July 4th. " Ordered, that Wm. Brown shall make a foote bridge
at the heade or near the heade of Forest River where Mr. Hum-
phrey's bridge stood and niayntayne the same for a common foote
bridge."

• Qt. Ct. R. f T. R.

APPENDIX. 535

* Mr. Sharp (p. 194) " died about decimal years ago," before
Nov. 27, 166G.

As Mr. Curu'in had bought a bouse for Mr. Whiting (p. 195) the
town agree, Aug. 22, 1G57, to pay Mr. C. for his purchase.

t Jan. 16th. Hilliard Veren is chosen Clerk of writs.

Feb. 3d. " It is voted and agreed by the town, that they volun-
taryly yeald upp themselves to be rated by those whome they shall
choose for the raysing of mayntenance for the ministry when wee
shall requier."

Aug. 22d. " Chosen for an eighth man to joyn with the Select-
men for making of the Rates, Mr. Henry Bartholomew." The
town are rated for " a new bell and hanging" .£18.

t Sept. 3d. Mr. John Alderman's will is proved. He bequeath-
ed to each of the following persons a cow; Messrs. Norris, Elliot,
Thatcher, Whiting of Lynn, Walton of Marblehead, Cobbit of
Ipswich, and John Horn of Saleni. He gave another cow for the
Indians, to whom Mr. Elliot preached. Mr. Alderman joined the
Church here Feb- 17, 1637.

§ Oct. 12th. ^' A bill came to hand to make a rate for the Col-
lege for £5 6 ; also a bill for the County £7 15,"

Feb. 17th. Mrs. Sharp (widow of the Elder) for her relief, is
granted <£10.

II The information of the Friends' meetiog, (p. 197) was given
by letter from Hilliard Veren.

^ March 8th. " Edmund Batter is chosen to meet with the
County Commissioners for the carrying of the voates," (for the
nomination of magistrates.)

** July olh. Thomas Oliver, of Salem, Calendrer, sells John
Bradstreet of Marblehead, 10 acres of upland " on Marblehead
neck butting upon Forest River and having in the South end an
Old Indian Fort:'

Mr. Norris (p. 200) was admitted to the first Chuch of Boston,
1G39.

ft Liberty for a grist mill (p. 205) was granted Nov. 29th.

Nov. 29th. " Voted, that there shall be a house built for the
ministry."

J. Whiting (p. 20.">) was afterwards settled in Hartford and
there died.

tt In reference to INIr. Higginson (p. 207) Rev. Mr. Ruggles
says, tliat he was not ordained at Guilford, because the Church
there did not admit their ministers to be ordained.

* Qt. Ct. R. t T. R. t Qt. Ct. Papers. § T. R. |I Col. P.
U T. R. *• Reg. R. U T. R. U Mass. Hist. Coll.

536 APPENDIX.

* Dec. 14th. John Blackleach and wife Elizabeth had icccnt-
]y moved from Salem to Boston.

j" " To the Hon. Gen. Court now usi^embled at Boston. The
humlile petition otl'VVm. Traskc, olf Salem, and some others, that
served under him in the expedition against the Pequots, humbly
shevveth : — whereas yr petitioners understand, that several! gentle-
men have lands granted and leyed out at the Pequots country that
was, and others are likely to putt in for more, who it may i)ee never
swett soo much for it as som off vs bled on it and for ys seivice.
These therefore humbly pray the Court to consider it and in yr
wisdome to appoynt such a pportion of land and some meet man (or
men) to lay it out as in your goodness shall thinke meet — and yr
petitioners shall ever remayneyr ever obliged

William Traske,
for himsclfe and other soldiers under /rim.

" In answer to this petition, ye deputys thinke meet to grant
Capt. Traske 400 acres of land in the place desired with reference
to the consent of our honered Majestys hereto." This was referred
to next session.

I' March 8th. " It is ordered, that all, that have killed wolves
formerly, are to have I'js. a wolf and for the year ensuing c£'2 10
a wolf.'''

April 22d. " Onlered, that all swine above 2 months old shall
be sufficiently ringed and yoked by 8lli of May and so be kept, »jn
penalty of ]2d a day."

May 7th. " The Constables, to beegine their watch upon the
next 2d day of the weeke and to have tonre men appoynted to
watch eury night soe long as the watch doth hould and to be sett
at 8 o'clock at ni^ht at the watch house."

J. Higginson preached at the annual Artillery election.

^5> June Olh. " Ordered that a beeie be |)rovided for caryingeof
the corpses to butyinge and the chimney in the meeting house is
the place appointed for it to stand in." As proof, that a chimney
was in the meeting house at this date, — it is recorded, Maich 22,
16(57, as follows. — " below the gallerie where the chimney was
formerly."

L. Leach (p. 215) had two sons — John and Robert, who died
befoie he did. Robert left a son Robert, who was alive 109.'). R.
Leach's son John ('p. 216) was M 48, in 1095. L. Leach's widow
Elizabeth died about 1074.

Sept. 27th. Edmund Batter and Walter Price are chosen De-
puties to stand till the Court of Election. — The Selectmen are de-
sired to petition General Court for " Pennie Cook as a plantation
and to engage for planting of the same."

II S. Stileman, sen. (p. 2I6j came from England as early as 1029.

* Reg. Ree. t Col. Papers. t T. R. § T. R. 1| Hubbard.

APPENDIX. 537

1663.

* Feb. 19th. Chimnies in town are ordered to be swept once a
month from tlie begining of Sth mo. to end of 1st mo. and once in
ivvo montlis from 1st oi' '2d mo. to the last of 7th mo., on penalty of
I2d for every neglect. John Milke is appointed town cliiinney
sweeper. If by neglect of sweeping a chimney, it burn out of the
top, a fine of 10s. is to be paid.

March 2d. The town intended to grant leave for another mill to
be set upon South River ; but John Trask so engaged for his father
to grind the corn of the inhabitants or have it ground at Lynn, as
to have such intention suspended.

■j" June 6th. The following is the substance of a letter of this
date, written by Rev. John Higginson to General Court. Having
preached before the Legislature, he wished to present a few more
things for their consideration. He considered, that the Civil Gov-
ernment, published by Cotton, was erroneous, because it did not
notice the Patent, — did not speak of allegiance to the King, and
represented persons, who were not members of the Church, as the
unbaptized Corinthians were in Paul's day. — Mr. H. proposed,
according to His Majesty's letter, that persons be made freemen,
" provided they be orthodox in religion and of unblameable conver-
sation ;" that the Common Prayer book might be cited against the
wicked as the Heathen Poets were by an Apostle ; — and that pre-
sents to Kings were proper and a sign of allegiance.

In a P. S., Mr. II. has the following : — " I doe further entreats
yt ye hon'd Court will please to consider what course may be taken
for ye dissolueing of ye Quaker meetings here, which we have fre-
quent and constant, without interruption a long time, strange
Quakers often repaireing hither yt occasion may be given for others
abroad to looke upon Salem, as a nest of Quakers, from hence to
infect ye rest of ye country."

I Aug. 2"2d. Liberty is granted for building a mill on Souili
River near Mr. Ruck's.

25th. John Ruck is chosen to keep a house of entertaitmient.

Nov. 9th. John and Samuel Gardner had leave to build the
aforesaid mill.

Dec 5th. Paid for killing seven wolves of 17 10.

22d. A committee to treat with the Selectmen of Marblehead
about building a bridge over Forest River.

Josselyn, under 1GG3, says of Salem, " It hath two harbours,
Winter and Summer, which lye within Daibie's Fort. They have
store of meadow and arable. In this town are some rich merchants."
He gives the following account of contributions in Mass. Churches.
" On Sundays, P. M. when sermon is ended, the people in the
galleries come down and march two abreast up one ile and down
another until they come before the desk, for pulpit they have none.
Before the desk is a long pue where the Elders and Deacons sit,
one of them with a money box in his hand, into which the people
'^ T. R. i Ess. Hist. Soc. Coll. J T. R.

538 APPENDIX.

as they pass, put their offerings, some Is., some 2s. or a half crown,
or 5s,, according to their abilit.y and good will, after this they con-
clude with a psalm."

* March 6th. " It is voted, that whoever kill any wolves within
the precincts of this town, siiall have 405. each \vo\f, provided they
bring the heads and nayll them on the meeting house."

t Aug. 18th. Gen. Ct. confirm Henry Bartholomew as Cornet
of the Troop at Saletn.

I April 21st. " The meeting house is to be the watch house un-
til anotlier be built." An agreement is made between Salem and
Marblehead to have a country road leading from one ol' these towns
to the other, to be laid out 24th. This road was altered from the
old n'ay.

The letter, containing the answer of General Court, as to the
invasion of Canada, &c., (p. 2!28) was dated Sept. 11th.

^ Feb. 12th. As "John Nortnan hath reseved greate losses at
sea, being taken by the Dutch, his rates are remitted."

II In the beginning of 1GG7, some Dutchmen of war came to
Virginia and plundered 18 or 19 sail of merchantmen and burnt a
Frigate. John Brown, son of Elder Brown, was in one of the ves-
sels so plundered. A Dutch captain told the said John, that, if they
had not gotten so much booty at Virginia, they should have visited
N. England, but that they should return.

^ July 2Clh. Ordered *' that the great gunns be caryed down to
tlie fort wiih convenient speed."

Sept. 21st. Persons " to agree with a man to be a whipper for
the year ensuing." Constables had done this service before.

1668.
June 10th. "The next Lecture day, what is given for the
fraight of the masts for his Majesty, is to be brought to the Select-
men."

166f?>.

Feb. Slh. Voted that each Deputy to General Court shall in fu-
ture have 2s. Gd. a day while there.

April lOtli. Several persons are fined for entertaining Thomas
]\Iaule and lie is warned to depart.

**Sept. lOth. The Ketch Providenc*e,Capt. John Grafton, from
Salem to W. Indies, was cast away on a rock in a dark and rainy
nJfht. The whole crew were ten, of whom six were drowned.
The master, male and a seaman, who was badly wounded, remaia-
*T. R. iCol. R. iT. R. § T. R. ||Cobbott'sNarralivc. "IT. R. "'Mather.

APPENDIX. 539

ed on the rock till morning. In the morning they arrived, with
difficulty, to an island about half a mile off, where they found another
of their company. There they continued eight days, sustained by
salt fish, and also, the last four days by cakes made of a barrel of
flour, which washed ashore. " After four days they found a peice
of touchwood, which the male had formerly in his chest and a peice
of flini, with which, having a small knife, they struck fire." They
framed a boat with a tarred mainsail and some hoops and then
fastened pieces of boards to them. With a boat, so made, they sail-
ed ten leagues to Anguilla and St. Martins, where they were kindly
received. * Joshua Ward was one of these sufferers.

The meeting house to be built, (p. 238) was 50 feet wide and
60 long.

1670.

April 5th. " Ordered that if any house holder shall entertayne
any stranger to dwell, as an inmate, from any other parts, above one
week and not give notice to the Selectmen for the tyme beinge, he
shall forfeite 2Us. a weeke for the tyme afterwards." — " Thomas
Oliver is chosen to goe from house to house aboute the towne once
a month to inquire what strangers doe come or have privily thrust
themselves into the town and to give notice to the Selectmen."

July 5th. Persons " to agree with Mr. Daniel Eppes for our
schoolmaster, not exceeding £'20 for one year, half pay from the
inhabitants besides and whole pav from strangers."

Nov. 23d. Wm. Lord is appointed eorder of wood and to have
3r/. a cord, to be paid by the buyer.

t The annuity of Gov. Endicott's widow had expired and was re-
newed at the time mentioned on p. 239.

Jan. Gth. College money, £6, is mentioned.

16752.
Nov. 13th. "Ordered that the Lecture shall be begun at II
o'clock in the morning every Lecture day throughout the year."

1673.

Jan. 2-^th. " E.xpenses for the French women brought into
town by Mr. Pipon in his ship."

March I4tli. Eight persons presented themselves in town meet-
ing and took the oath of fidelity. This was a practice afterwards.

May 8th. In addition to 12 persons, there are 5 more prohibit-
ed by the Selectmen from frequenting tlie ordinaries.

^ ISth. Mr. Newman of Wenham being dead, Mr. Iligginson
preached for the bereaved people. The afternoon service being
closed, Mr. H. returned to the house of the deceased pastor. Then
a thunder storm began. Lightening struck the house. A ball of
fire, about the size of the bore of a great gun, went up chimney.

* T. R. 1 Col. R. t Mather.

540 APPENDIX.

It struck Richard Goldsmith, who was there with several others,
and killed him and a dog, under his chair, in the same room,
where Mr. H. was conversing.

* Nov. 18th. Edmund Batter is chosen Deputy to General
Court for the rest of the year,

16T4»

f May 28th. Mr. Pligginson is on a Council in Boston, which ad-
vised the South Church there to receive some female members of
the Old Church, who had secluded these females from their com-
munion, because they had communed with the South Church.

I Nov. 10th. " Agreed that the Towne House shall be sett up
by the prison and VVm. Dounton to raise it with what speed he can."

§ J. Broun, (p. 248^ soon after T. Shepard's death, received
another call from Charlestown Church. After some time, he nega-
tived this call and soon moved to Boston. He had another call
to settle at Charlestown and appears to have died before he gave his
answer. |1 He was a fellow of Harvard College and died May 9lh.

^f The line of Capt. Haskctt (p. 230) was abated to ^'20.

1670.

** April 2ntli. " Ordered by ye Selectmen yt the three Consta-
bles doe attend att ye three great doores of ye meeting house every
Lord's day att ye end of sermon, boath forenoone and afternoone
and to keep ye doors fast and sulTer none to goe out before ye
whole exercise bee ended, unless itt be such as they conceive have
necessary occasion and to take notice of any such as shall presume
to goe forth as above said and present their names as ye law directs.
Ordered that all ye boys of ye towne are and shall bee appointed
to sitt upon ye three paire of staires in ye meeting house on the
Lord's day and Wm. Lord is appointed to look to the boyes yt sitt
upon ye pulpit staires and for ye other staires Roubcn Guppy is to
look to and order soe many of ye boyes as may be convenient and
if any are unruly to present their names as ye law directs."

ft The fine of Capt. Curwin (p. 2")3) was remitted Feb. 4, Ib'SO.

tt Nov. lOih. " Agreed with Arthur Hughes to bee bellman
for yc towne from this present time to ye first of May next ; viz —
that ye said Hughes shall begin to take his walk about 10 o'clock
att night from ye bridge to Henry Moises bis house, passing through
all ye streets and lanes within the circumference of ye towne to
give notice of ye time of night, what weather, &c. according to cus-
totne and take special care to prevent fire and any disorder in ye
night by giving timely notice thereof and to continue ye said per-
ambulation until break of day. In consideration whereof ye Se-
lectmen have agreed to pay ye said Hughes £o out of ye towne
rate and, in case yt hee manage ye business to satisfaction, it is
left to ye Selectmen to give him more not exceeding 20s.

" T. II. t Wisner. J T. R. § Mass. Hist. Coll. || Hobarl's Jo.
ir Col. R. ** T. R. tt Col. R. n T. R.

APPENDIX. 541

* J. Porter (p. 255^ belonged to Hingham in 1643, when he
bought Elder Sharpe's farm. He was called Farmer Porter.

167T.

Jan. Sixty-one families here, having 295 souls, are assisted by an
Irish Charity — 141 families, having 620 souls, and belonging to the
County of Essex, were assisted with £92 19 of said charity. The
whole amount of this charity, expended in Essex and elsewhere,
was £'36\\ 3.

t About this time " disbursments by several of the inhabitants of
Salem on the man of war Ketch, Capt. (Nicholas) Manning."

The earliest records of the Colony and Towns have " clapboards
and clappboaids." The alteration of this word took place so as to
be written " claboards and clayboards," as on p. 257.

June l(jth. Voted to raise =£254 for disbursments on the Fort»

28th. Selectmen " agreed with D. Eppes, jr. to teach all such
scholars, as shall be sent to him from persons in town in ye Eng-
lish, Latin and Greek tongue soe as to fit them for ye Vniuersity, if
desired and they are capable ; — alsoe to teach them good manners
and instruct them in ye principles of Christian Religion ; — he to
receive for each scholar 205. a year and if this is not enough to
make £ 60, the Selectmen will make up this sum ; — or, if more
than enough, to have it and the price of tuition for scholars out of
town and a right to commonage, — and be free from all taxes, train-
ings, watchings and wardings."

Aug. 25th. " Agreed with John Snelling to finish ye Towne
house, viz, — to shingle, claboard, floares, windoes, staires and all
other things needful with respect to carpenters worke, in consider-
ation whereof he is to have £20 — one third in money and two thirds
in provisions."

Oct. 10th. John Putnam is chosen for Deputy to General Court
for the rest of the year.

Nov. 9th. " Voted yt there shall bee a constant contribution
for ye poore euery Lord's day, which shall bee committed into ye
hands of ye deacons and by them deliuered to ye Selectmen or
their order for ye relief of ye poore."

1678.

May 1st. " Agreed that the Constables watch shall be sett of
six men every night with arms and ammunition according to law, and
that they begin at Dea. Prince's corner and so goe downe Eastward.'^

Dec. 12th. The Rates for the County and Country to be paid
one third in money and two thirds in grain.

Aug. 6th. " Wm. Lord to ringe the bell att fiue o'clock in the
mornicg for one tymo, att which time the watch shall break up."
9th. " The Constable of Salem ; you are hereby required ire

* Rng. Rec. 1 T. R.

542 APPENDIX.

His Majesty's name to warne 13 men cury night to watch and bee
exact to see the full number appeaies and attends ; the one halfe
att least to bee sober honest men and householders, to one of which
you shall commit the charge and care of the watch and warne them
to bee very careful! to examine any night walkers, strangers or
others, who are abroad att unreasonable houres and to secure any
suspitious persons, that cannot giue a good account of theere busi-
ness and to the vtermost of theere endeaver to bee carefull to pre-
vent fires being made or sett unto the towne by eueil instruments,
that may seek our ruin."

Nov. 3d. As " Edmund Batter formerly had libertye to sett a
warehouse upon the town's land att the Coue neere the meeting;
house, the same libertye is yett granted him."

Dec. 25tli. " The Selectmen being informed yt Wm. Lord, jr.
is visited with the small pox at his father's house, do order, that
Wn^, Lord, sen., his wife and children, yt live with him, doe keepe
within their house, and yt they doe not ofer to sayle any of their
ware, viz. bread, cakes, gingerbread and the like, and that they
suffer none to come to their house but what necessity requires upon
penalty of 205."

■* The Synod, (p. 2G3 I. 4th) began Sept. lOth.

f The rate as to cattle (p. 267) was repealed " in favour of our
confederates."

tmi,

I Oct. Lst. E. Batter and John Hathorne are chosen Deputies
to General Court for the rest of the year.

Jan. 24. " Lt. John Putnam is desired and is hereby empowered
to take care yt the law, relating lo the Chatechising of children and
youth, bo duly attended at the Village."

27tli. He "is desired to have a diligent care, that all the fatny-
lyes doe carefully and constantly attend the due education of their
children and youth according to law."

June 23d. " Lt. John Pickering is desired to agree with John
Marston to make a pair of stocks."

•>

Jan. 27th. Sam'l Gardner is chosen Deputy for the rest of the year.

Feb. 2Gth. " For preuention of the prophanation of the Sab-
bath by boys playing in or near the meeting house and disorderly
runninge downe ye stairs before the blessing is pronounced," — four
men are appointed.

§ Mr. John Haskell moved from Salem to Rochester, Mass.

II Oct. Gtli. E. Batter and H. Bartholomew, sen., are chosen
Deputies to Gen. Ct. for the rest of the year.

" Uobnn's Jo. t Col. R. t T. R. § Mass. Hist. Coll. jl T. R.

APPENDIX. 543

Marcli 31st. The Town's Island in South River is granted to
Thomas Gardner. This Island was before Joseph Hardy scn'rs
door.

* Elizabeth Cnrwin (p. 279) was the widow of Eleazer
Hatiiorne, merchant, avIio died at Cavbadoes, before she married J.
Russel. She had children by her tirst husband, Willianj, Samuel,
and Abigail Hathorne, who lived at Charlestovvn, 1702.

I John Wareing loaned ^5 for his spinners.

May 20th. E. Batter and John Ruck are chosen Deputies to
General Court.

Sept. 8th. As the small pox raged at Barbadoes, the Selectmen
order, that all cotton wool imported thence, shall be landed at Ba-
ker's Island till further order.

E. Batter'5 widow, Mary, (p. 281) died 1703.

Oct. 3(1. 11. Bartholomew is chosen Deputy to Gen. Ct. for the
rest ol the year.

Nov. 2d. £2ii0 are voted for town charges.

March IDth. Voted that a high way be laid out over Mr. Ruck's
creek.

A« to the copy of the Salcni Indian Deed, in 6tli vol. 1st series
of Mass. Hist. Coll., there are some mistakes. The sum paid was
c€'20 not £40. One John signed, not two. Sarah did not sign.
Jama not on tiie original deed. Yacoatavy should be Yawataw.
Thomas Hunt should be Thomas West.

Feb. 21. " Disbursments on the French people c£l 17 5. — I
pot 47 lbs. at Ad. for the Indians, — paid for the Irish women Is."

Gov. Winthrop, (p. 28S — 9,) was of Connecticut.

I Mr. Lawson (p. 2S9) preached a sermon, — " Christ's fidelity
the only sliield against Satan's malignity," — at Salem Village, — on
the e.xamination of some persons, charged with witchcraft, March
4, 1692. — He preached another sermon, — '* Duty and prosperity of
a religious householder," — at Charlestown Dec. 25, 1692. — Both
sermons were printed.

§ April 17th. John Bishop of the Village was killed by Indians.

II June 5th. Daniel Andrews was deputy from the Village to
General Court.

The article, " a vessel is ordered," (p. 293) should be as fol-
lows,— " first to scour our coast of pirates and then to carry soldiers

" Reg. R, t T. R. i American Library, ^ N. Dan. Ch. R. || Col. R.

544 APPENDIX.

on tlie Eastern expedition and protect our fishing vessels on the
coast of Acadie."

* Mr. Parris' Cliurch (p. 296) was embodied Nov. 19th, and
Nathaniel Ingersoll was chosen its Deacon Nov. 24th, and was or-
dained June 2'S, 1691.

1690.

July 3d. Godfrey Sheldon of Village was killed by Indians.

lOth. Thomas Alsob, Edward Crocker, and Geo. Ingersoll, of
the same part of Salem, were killed at Casco.

t Aug. 5th. Two single county rates are assessed on the town
for £187 10, " for present supplies against the common enemies,
French and Indians and other emergencies."

Dec. 18th. " The owners of the ship May Flower are allowed
£8 — for entertajning aboard said ship the sick people, who came
from Canada."

I Gov. Wm. Shirley says in his speech of 1746, that the expedi-
tion against Canada in 1690, " cost the single Province of Mass.
ubout c£.jO,000, with loss of abundance of their young men by a
malignant fever, that raged in the camp and several distempers
that happened in their way home, and gave this Province so deep a
wound, tliat it did not recover itself in many years after."

Hannah, the widow of J. Swinnerton (p. 300j was daughter of
Henry Bartholomew and had been the widow of Bartholomew
Brown. The children by her first husband were Bartholomew,
Elizabetji, Hannah and James Brown.

1691.

§ June. Thomas Dean was living aged 95.

yOct. 21st. Rev. J. Higginson sends a letter of thanks to Cotton
Mather for one of his publications, — called Quakerism displayed.

Mary Sibly (p. 303) was wife of Samuel S.

Town (p. 308 line 1,) was named William of Topsfield.

Martha Cory, (p. 309) was aged 52 at her death.

II. Bartholomew (p. 310) died Nov. 22d. He arrived at Salem
Nov. 7, 1635.

Henry Skerry was living aged 89.

16®y.

5] Sept. 25th. As previously customary, a Committee order par-
ticular seats in the meeting house for women and the same for men,
according to their repute in community.

~**The fire (p. 331) was June 28th. Maj. B. was named
William.

1098.

ttNov.2d. A general contribution through the province for
persons in captivity.

* N. Dan. Ch. R. t T. R. t Col. R. § Reg. R. || Ess. Hist. So. Coll.
TI T. R. *• Lynde'b Notes. 1t Pem. M. S.

APPENDIX. 545

* Win. Kidd (p. 332) was sent from England to snpprosss pirates
in the India seas, but instead of attacking them he joined them.
Pursued, he came to America and hid his booty on Loner Island
and elsewhere. He was executed May 23, 1701, in London.
Queen Ann gave, in 1705, Kidd's effects, amounting to .£6,472 1,
to Greenwich hospital.

169S>.

t Sept. The woods are much infested with bears and many of
them are killed.

I Besides the law (p. 334) about Jesuits, there was another
passed, May 1647, which forbid their coming to Massachusetts, and
if found here, to be banished, ^and, if returning, to suffer death.

§ Oct. There is a continuance of the fashion for a man and
woman of all ranks, to ride on one horse.

1701.

May 2d. Many cattle lost in a storm of rain and hail of three days.

Jan. 1st. Eray Wdkins'^died in his 92d year.
2d. Wm. Buckley died,' aged 80.

E. Weld (p. 330) died Oct. 3d ; his widow died Oct. 25, 171 2.
July I8th. '' Fever and flux mortal at Salem."
Dec. 30th. Mr. Green attended the ordination of Mr. Symmes
at Boxford.

March 81st. Mr. Green attended ordination of Mr. White at
Gloucester.

Aug. 21st. " Capt. John Turner went to Andover to hunt In-
dians with his troop."

24th. Eight men are impressed at the Village.

Sept. Gth. Some men went to scout beyond the River at An-
dover, having heard, that Indians were seen there.

Oct. 27th. Mr. Noyes aided in the ordination of Mr. Fitch at
Ipswich.

II Dec. 26th. Mary, wife of Benjamin Brown, died, aged 35,
Her father, who had a brother George Hicks, D. D. of a yorkshire
family, and Dean of Worcester, was executed at Revington Green,
April 13, 16S6, on the charge of being concerned in Monmouth's
rebellion.

1705.

^July 5th. Mary, daughter of Caleb and Mary Buffum, is born.
She died at Swansey Nov. 14, 1S05.

* Noble's Hist, of Eng. t Pom. M. S. J Col. R,

§ Green's Diary || Noble's Hist, of Eng. U T. R.

546 APPENDIX.

Sept. iStli. Samuel, son of Bartholomew Gedney, dies. He was
a physician.

* July 11th. " Our Soldiers, troop and foot, went out to Haver-
hill, the Governor having heard that 700 French and Indians had
come over the lake."

29th. Mr. Green states, that when he heard tiiat Haverhill was
surprized by the enemy, he went thither and joined in pursuit of
them.

3 1 St. He was a bearer to Mrs. Rolf killed there by the Indians.

Wm. Coflin of Salem was killed in Haverhill battle.

June 25ih. Mr. Green took part in the ordination of Mr. Brown
at Reading.

I7i?l.
March 5th. The custom of having a roast Turkey for visitors
and partaking of it about 9 o'clock, as a supper, in respectable
families, is continued.

April 17th. Gilbert Tapley, sen., died aged SO. His wife
'J'amison died Nov. 4. 1715, aged 83.

T l^.lay. The custom of rigging vessels, as schooners, now begins.

t June 30th. Mr. Green was at the ordination of Mr. Tufts of
Newbury.

March IGth. Ministers, met in Salem, choose Mes'-rs. Gerrish
of Wenham and Curwin to visit Boston in April, to consider about
sendiufj an agent to England.

§ June 6th. " A warrant for the town to consider of raising about
£100 for purchasing corn to sell out for the supply of the inhabi-
tants in their necessity, in this time of scarcity and the stock to
continue for said use, till the town shall otherwise order."

II Nov. IGth. Ichubod Plaistcd, member of the Council and a
resident at Salem, died in his 52d year. Gloves and rings were
given at his funeral.

^1 Rebecca, widow of Wm. Brown, (p. 861 j died June 1736.

The wife of J. Higginson fp. 369) was buned June 26, 1713.

** July 3d. The crew of the schooner Mary, testify before Jo-
siah VVolcott and Stephen Scwall, that they were boarded at Cape
Sables on I4th, 15th and 16th of June and taken prisoners by

• Green's Dia. t Peni. M. S. i Green's Dia. § T. R.

II rem. M. S. TT N. E. Week. Jo. ** Bost. News Letter.

APPENDIX. 547

Capt. Edward Low, a pirate, and that he had taken several other
fishing vessels and detained four young men.

* D. Eppes deceased, (p. 375) was a chaplain in the expedition
against Port Royal in the Spring of 1707.

t Dec. 3d. As funerals had been exceedingly late, the Select-
men order, that " the corpse shall be interred at the setting of the
sun at the farthest."

May ISth. It becomes a law here, " that muscles shall not be
used ibr making lime, or for any thing else, except for food and
bait to catch fish."

I June ]5th. " Great drought, every thing burnt up."

§ Feb. I6th. Abigail, wife of Hon. Samuel Brown, d. in her
39th year. She was only daughter of John and Abigail Reach, of
Boston. She was a pious, excellent woman. She left three sons
and one daagliter.

II March. Capt. Dove takes Phillip Ashton, of Marblehead, from
a desolate Island, in the West Indies, and brings him to Salem.
Ashton was one of the four, taken by the noted pirate, Low, as re-
lated under 1722. Ashton suffered much and was often in danger
of losing his life, while among the pirates. They watched him so
narrowly, he could not escape fiom them, till March 9, 1723, when
he went on shore of the said Island with a boat's crew for water.
lie improved this opportunity to hide in the woods, so that his ship-
mates could not find him. He continued on the Island, suffering
much from hunger, from want of clothing and sickness, till found
by Capt. Dove.

*|| '• Ordinarily the Psalm is read (in worship) line after line by
him, whom the Pastor desires to do that service ; and the people
renerallv sincr in such grave tunes, as are most usual in the Church
of our nation. The afternoon benediction is preceded by the
phrase, — ' Blessed are all they that hear the word of God and keep
it.' "

Mehitabic, widow of T. Robie (p. 302) was daughter of Stephen
and Margaret Sewall,—b. May 21, 1695, m. to him Jan. 17, 1723.

** Salem has 5 companies of foot, 1 of horse, besides the fort
company. The regiment comprises soldiers of this town, Lynn,
Beverly, Manchester and Middleton, and contains 12 foot compa-
nies. Salem has about 30 fishing vessels, much less than formerly,
and the same number, which go on foreign voyages to Barbadoes,
Jamaica and other W. I. Islands ; some to the Wine Islands ; oth-
ers carry fish to Spain, Portugal and the Streights. The duties on
rum and wine in Salem. 1701, were <£60 10, and now, 1732, from
8 to £900.

* Barnard's Diary. t T. R. \ Smith's Jo. §C. Mather's sermon.
II Aliioi'sColl "f Ratio Disciplina;. '* Lynde's Notes.

518 APPENDIX.

The assessment (p. 403) on each seaman was Gd. a month, as
well as on each fisherman, according to act in 10th year olQuecii
Ann.

* Jan. 3d. Joshua Hicks is appointed Coroner of Essex.

March 23d. Last week two barns were burnt at Salem.

April 6th. Mr. Brown of Philadelphia is appointed Collector of
the port of Salem and Marblehead in place of Benjamin Vining
deceased.

Wm. Jennison (p. 413) married Abigail, daughter of James
Lindall, May 15, 1730. f She survived him and died at Danvers
about 1765, and left children, — William and Samuel Jennison,
and Mary Giles.

Mr. Whitefield says in his journal, as to his visit here, ('p. 419)
" I preached to about 2000. Here the Lord manifested forth his
glory. In every part of the congregation persons might be seen
under great concern. Mr. C — k (Clark) a good minister seemed
to be almost in heaven."

The following is a list of the original inhabitants of Salem, ex-
cept those who were members of the Church, up to 1G51, — so far
as they arc recorded. It is very probable, that some of them had
resided here before the time, in which we have met with them, as
first named. — The fact, that our Town Records up to 1635, are
lost, and our Ecclesiastical Records, except those of members and
baptisms, up to 1660, are destroyed, — shows how difficult it is for
us to ascertain mucli about our primitive settlers. — The list will
present names of persons alphabetically, according to the year, in
which they appear, or are known to have begun their abode in this
place.

Alford, "Wm. 1635 Baker, Robert 1637

Adams, Richard " Burrows, John "

Alby, John 1637 Bennett, Wm.

Aimcdoune, Roger " Beere, Phillip "

Adams, Robert 1633 Buxton, Anthony "

Beman, Wm. "

Brown, Samuel 1629 Burstow, Anthony "

Bennet, Henry 1630 Bushnell, John "

Boggust, John " Brittell, John "

Brown, Hugh 1631 Burton, John "

Bennet, John 1633 Bridgeinan, John "

Burdct, George Rev. 1635 Bratley, John 1638

Bennet, Richard 1636 Blomfield, Henry

Bixby, Thomas '' Baxter, Daniel "

• N. E Week. Jo. t Prob. M.

APPENDIX.

549

Buffum, Robert

1G38

Cock, Richard

1645

Bay ley, Henry

((

Curtis Zacheus

164G

Blanclier, (Widow)

Cromwell, Phillip

1647

Boren, Jolin

Clud, goodwifc

Best, John

Chilson Walsingham

1648

Burdsall, Henry

Cory, Gyles

1649

Buslinell, Francis

1C39

Cole, Thomas

Buxton, Thomas

Barber, Wm.

Danford, (Ensign)

1634

Bryan, (Widow)

((

Dike, Anthony

1G36

Beaumont, John

1640

Devorex John

1637

Berry, Christopher

((

Draper, Nicholas

((

Burwood, Thomas

((

Dodge, Wm.

Bryant, Thomas

1642

Daniels, Alice Mrs.

Bulfinch, John

1643

Dixy, Thomas

Bovvditch, Wm.

Davis, Isaac

Bullock, Henry

Dresser, Samuel

1638

Bayley, Guydo

1644

Davis, Wm.

1639

Belknap, Joseph

((

Dill, George

Bo wen, Thomas

1648

Daliber, Joseph

1640

Bond, good man

1649

Downing Theophilus

1643

Elston, John

1631

Cole, Robert

1630

Eborne, Samuel

I6fi7

Clark, Wm.

((

Elford, John

Chubb, Thomas

1637

Easty,' Jeffry

((

Comyns, Wm.

((

Edson, Samuel

1639

Cotta, Robert

Edwards, Rice

1643

Cary, Nicholas

Chadwell, Thomas

Felton, Benjamin

1636

Codman, Robert

Foole, Pascha

1637

Charles, Wm.

Freeman, Mr.

Chusmore, Richard

Fisk, John

Colbourne, Samuel

Flatman, Thomas

Cornish Samuel

((

Friend, John

>»

Coite, John

1633

Fryar, Thomas

1639

Conckiin, Ananias^

Fuller, Robert

((

Cornish, Samuel jr.

Fairfield, Daniel

1642

Corwin, George

Flint, Wm.

I64r,

Ching, George

Franklin, goodman

Cook, Henry

((

Canterbury, Wm.

1639

Gott, Charles

1608

Chickering, Henry

Gray, Thomas

1630

Convers, Allen

Grover, Edward

1637

Conckiin, John .^

1640

Goodall, Robert

Cornhill, Samuel

1641

Gaily, John

Clark, Arthur

Grafton, Joseph

Collins, John

1643

Graves, Richard

((

Corney, Samuel

Granger, Bryam

Curwithen Davitl

1644

Greenfield, Samuel

550

APPENDIX.

Gatchell, John
Greenway, Richard
Gatcheli, Samuel
Gardner, Richard
Gardner, John
Goldsmith, Thomas
Guppy, Robert
Gerry, Henry
Gardner, Joseph
Gardner Samuel
Grafton, Joshua
Getryellj John

Higginson, Francis Rev.
Haughton, Henry
Huson, Win.
Hollingwortli Riciiard
Harris, George
Holliman, Ezekiel
Hewlett, Mr.
Haskell, Roger
Harbert, John
Hall, John
Hull, Joseph
Hardy, John
Hardy, John jr.
Hack ford, Wm.
Higgins, Alexander
Haggett, Henry
Hay ward, Nicholas
Herson, Christopher
Hawkes, Thomas
Hill, John

Ingersoll, Richard
Isabell Robert
Ingraham, Edward
Ingersoll, George
Ingersoll, John
Ingersoll, Nathaniel

James, Wm.
Johnson, Richard
James, Erasmus
James, Thomas
Jeggles, Daniel
Jarrett, John
Jeggles, Thomas

Knight, Walter

1637

Kenniston, Dorothy Mrs.

1636

Knight, Wm.

1637

1638

Kelham, Austin

1643

Knight, Ezekiel

((

Keene, Wm.

1038

1G47

Leavit, Capt.

1630

1648

Legge, John

1635

1649

Leech Robert,

1637

Leech, John

((

Leech, John jr.

((

Lambert, Richard

((

Lock wood, (Searjeant)

((

1629

Listen, Nicholas

Luff, John

1G31

Leeds, Richard

1635

Lyon, John

1639

1636

Lovett, John

(.-

Leech, Richard

Lathrop, Mark

1643

1637

Manning,

1631

Marriott, Nichols

1636

((

Marston, Wm.

1637

" Mason, Emma (Widow) "
" Moore, Ann (Widow) "

" Moulton, Robert

1638 More, Richard 1638
1612 Moulton, Robert jr. "

1643 Mousar, John 1639

1644 Moore, Wm. "
1648 Mason, Elias 1649
1650

Norman, Richard 1626

1635 Noddle, 1632

1637 Norman, Richard 1636

1638 Norman, John

1639 Norton, John 1687
" Nichols, Wm. 1638

1644 Nixon, Matthew 1639
Nicks, Matthew "

1637 Norris, Edward Rev.
Norris, Edward jr.

Neal, John

1645

1638

Olney, Thomas

1637

1630

Oliver, Thomas

1640

1647

Peach, John
Peirce, Wm.

1630

1626

Perry, Francis

1631

APPENDIX.

551

Peas, John

1637

Smith, Samuel

1637

Perry, Roger

Sallowes, Benjamin

Pickvvorth, John

Singletary, Richard

Pickering, John

Seares, Richard

1638

Pearce, Anthony

Sams, Thomas

Pride, Jolin

((

Stackhouse, Richard

((

Phillips, Mr.

((

Smith, Thomas

1639

Plaiee, Wm.

Skelton, Benjamin

Payne, Thomas

Silsby, Henry

Percie, Marmaduke

Sandon, Arthur

Pacy, Nicholas

Sawyer, Wm.

1€43

Page, Robert

Small, John

((

Peas, Robert

Skelling, Thomas

Pester, Wm.

((

Scudder, Thomas

1648

Parminter, Benjamiu

Simson, Francis

((

Penny, Robert

163S

Skelton, Nathaniel

Porter, Nathaniel

Scudder, Wm.

1650

Pryor, Matthew

Pickton, Thomas

1639

Thorndikc, John

1633

Pitman, Nathaniel (same as

Turland, Ann

1635

Pickman)

Thatcher, Anthony

((

Patch, Edmund

Talby, John

Petford, Peter

1641

Temple, Abraham

1636

Porter, George

1647

Tuck, Thomas

1637

Pauly, Benjamin

((

Taylor, Thomas

Prince, Robert

1649

Tracie, Thomas

Patch, James

1650

Tomkins, John

Tidd, Joshua

((

Root, Thomas

1637

Thurston, Richard

Root, Joshua

((

Tomson, Archibald

1638

Ray, Daniel

Throgmorton, John

1639

Raymond, Richard

((

Thurston, John

1640

Ropes, George

Townde, Wm.

Russell, John

1638

Tompkins, Ralph

1643

Ruck, John

1639

Tuck, Robert

((

Reeves, John

1643

Turner, Charles

Rumball, Daniel

1644

Temple, Richard

1644

Rowland, Richard

1648

Tucker, John

Robins, Thomas

1650

Thomas, John

1646

Thomas, James

1649

Skekon, Samuel Rev.

1629

Trevv, Henry

Sweet, John

1631

Smyth, George

1635

Verin, Joshua

1635

Smyth, James

Vicary, George

1637

Sallowes. Michael

Vanderwood, James

Scarlet, Robert

•(

Vermaise, Mark

1638

Shcpley, John

1637

Vassal, Wm.

1640

Smith, Mr.

Stratton, John

((

Williams, Roger Rev,

1631

Smyth, Matthew

((

Wincoll, Thomas

552

APPENDIX.

Woston, Francis
Wliitc, James
Warren, Abraliauj
Waters, Richard
Walker, Richard
Watson, John
Webb, Henry
Wood, John
Wolcott, Wm.
Waterman, Richard
Waller, Matthew
Williams, William
Wake, William
Winthrop, Stephen
Woodbury, Nicholas
Walton, William Rev.
Wright, George
Webster, John

1633

Wakefield, John

1038

Whitehaire, Abraham

1035

Warren, Ralph

1037

Wheaden, Robert

Weeks, Thomas-

103D

White, John

Wcscot, Stukely

West, Thomas

1040

Ward, John

1041

Wallar, Wm.

1045

Wheelar, Francis

1640

Wilson, Edward

1047

Wallar, Christopher

1649

1038

Young, Christoi)her

1637

Young, Joseph

1639

((

Young, John

1G40

The following is a list of the Members' of the First Church up to
1651. Up to 1637, they are put down on the Records without any
reference to the date, when ihcy united with the Church. Prince
informs us, that this Church began with thirty members. No doubt,
u number of the names are omitted from among those, who join-
ed the Church up to 1637. This mark ( "j" ) sufii.xed to the
name of a man, denotes, that he was, or seems to have been,
resident here at the year, before which such mark is placed. When
this mark has no numerals following it, the year, immediately pre-
ceding, is to be understood. An account will be given of the
members up to 1637, — and then the rest will be named under their
respective years of.professing religion.

Samuel Sharp, t
John Endicott,t
Phillip V'eren,
Hugh Laskiuj
Roger Conant,t
Laurence Leach,t
William Auger.t
Francis Johnson,
Thomas'^Eborn,t
George Williams,
George Norton,!
Henry Ilerrick.t
Peter Palfrey,t
Roger Maurie,
Thomas Gardner,
John Sibly,

1029

1620
1031

1034

1029
1026

John Balch,+
Samuel Moore,t
John Holgrave,"!"
Ralph Fogg,t
John Ilorn.f
John Woodbury,!
Wm. Trask,t
Townsend Bishop,
Thomas Read,
Richard Rayment,
Jeffrey Massey,t
Edmund Batter,
Edmund Giles,
Richard Davenport,'!"
Elias Stileman,t

1032
1033

1634
1631
1626

162S

1631

1628
1629

APPENDIX. 553

John Blacklcacli,

Gertrude Ellcrd .

Thomas Scruggs,

1628

William Allen,|

1626

1637.

William Kmg,

Hugh Peters.

Richard llootc,

Edmund Marshall,

John Moore,

Ann Moore,

William Dixy,|
John Saunders,

1629

John Humphrey,
Lydia Banks,

Jacob Barney,
Richard Brackenbury,t

1628

Mary Joggles,
Frances Skerry,

John Black,!

1632

Abigail Lord,

Joseph Pope,
PeterUVolfe,

Ann Garford,
John Alderman,

W^m. Bownd,

Henry Bartholmew,! 1635

Samuel Archer,!

1630

Thomas Browning,

Thomas Lathrop,!
Hannah Moore,

1634

Susannah Goodwyne,
Agnes Brayne,

Susannah Fogg,

Arabella Norman,

Joanne Watson,

Mary Hart,

Alice Auger,
Anne Ingersoll,

Thomas Goldthwait,! 1636
Wm. Hathorn and wife,

Ellen Felton,

Moses Maverick and wife,

Elizabeth Endicot,

Joan Amyes,

Alice Hutchinson,

John Brown,! 1629

Elizabeth Leech,

Eleazer Williams,! 1635

Alice Sharp,

Wm. Goose,

Joanne Johnson,

Mary Norton,

Elizabeth Holgrave,

Bethiah Ray,

Margaret Bright,

Joshua Holgrave,! 1636

Elizabeth Davenport,

Isabella Robinson,

Mary A 1 ford,

John Gedney,

Sarah Conant,

Anne Robinson,

Jane Alderman,

Elizabeth Turner,

Agnes Woodbury,

Millesent Marshall,

Judith Rayment,
Joanne'Cotta,

Mary Gedney,
Deborah Home,

Dorcas Verin,

James Moulton,

Sarah Batter,

Edith Palfray,
Edith Herrick,

1638.

Thomas Venner,

Elizabeth Allen,

Henry Burdsall,

Martha Wolfe,

Joseph Bacheldor,

Ellen Brackenbury,
Anne Dixy,

Henry Skerry,
James Hindes,

Anne Bound,

Thomas Spoonor,

Anne Horn,
Margery Balch,
Presca Kendall,

John Symonds,
Mary Moulton,
Sarah Standish,

Ann Skarlet,

Arabella Norman,

554

APPENDIX.

Amy Spooiier,

Anna 13arney,

Mary Symoiids,

Rutli Amyes,

John Jackson,! 1G3G

Margaret Jackson,

Elizabeth Blackleach,

Wm. Robinson,

Michel Shafflin.t 1C37

Thomas Avery,

Anne Pickworih,

John IIart,t 1C37

Triphenc Marriott,

Emanuel Downing,

Lucy Downing.

1G39.

Obadiah Holme,

Catherine Holme,

Lawrence Southwick and his

wife Cassandra,
Dorothy Keneston,
ElizabJth Shafliin,
Jcrvice Garford,t
Margaret Gardner,
Mary Lemon,
Thomas Antrum,t
Widow Green jt
Mary Porter,
Wm. Osbontjj"
J'rancis Iligginson,
Joseph Kitchcrell,
Alee Weeks,
I'^lizabeih Pickering,
Job Swinnerton,!
John Marsh, t
Sarah Gascoyne,
Henry Swan,
Elizabeth Dunton,

Edwards,
Elizabeth Swinnerton,
James Standish,j' 1637

John Batclielder and wife,
Elias Stileman, jr.
Wm. Lord,! 163G

Lucy Page,

Wm', Golt,t 1C38

John Fairfield,

Richard Bishop,t 1G35

John Robinson,

1635

1G37

1G3S

1637
1637

Mark Fermayes,

Thomas Moore,| 1G36

and his wife Martha,
Mary Batclielder,
Sicilla Harnett,
Katherine Dixy,
Mary Skarlet,
Ann Williams,
Thomas Watiron,
Prescis Walker,
Mary Harbert,

Thomas Trusler,t 1G3S

Thomas Gardner, jr.! 1G37

Edward Norris,
Lydia Ilolgrave,
Catherine Barnardistone,
Miles Ward,
Annanias Concklin,
Edmund Tompson,'}' 1G37

Wm. Woodbury,! 1637

Widow Pease,

Wm. Stevens,! 1637

Elcaner Trusler,
Edward Beacham,t 1G37

1G40.
Deliverance Peters,
Samuel Corning! ^"*^ w'li'c, 1633
Jane Vereii,

Jonathan Porter,! 1637

Deborah Moody,
Thomas Ruck and wife,
(.'harles Glover, j 1G30

liosc Howard,
Wm. Rcnnolls,

Robert Moulton, jr.t 1G38

Esdras Reed,t
ElizabeUi Sanders,
'• i. e. Kitchen,"
Sarah Bowditch,
Widow Eastwick,
Elizabeth Curvviu,
Alice Barnett,
Elizabeth Woodbury,
]']lizabeth Scudder,
Richard Bartholotncw,! 1637
Jane Veren,
John Marston,
Wife of Richard Graves,
Jane Reeves,

Wife of John Cook,
Abigail Good,
Sarah Hapcott,
Thomas Marston,
Francis Lawes and wife,
Mary Beacham,
Abigail Fermayes,
George Byam,
Wm. Geere,t
goodman Bulfinch,
Margaret Ward,
good wife Barber,
Alee Read,
good wife Estick.

1641.
George Gardner,")'
Rebeckah Bacon,
Phillip Veren, jr.
Ruth Monsall,
good wife liar wood.
Alee Ward,
Abel Kelly,
Susan Concklin,
Philemon Dickerson,t
Joseph Boyce,'j"
Sarah Read,
Wm. Blanchard,
Robert Lemon,t
Phineas Fisk,
Elizabeth Wright,
Frezvvith Osborn,
Priscilla Putnam,
Mary Hunt,
Richard Pettingall,
John Cook,t
Robert Gutch,t
Thomas Devinlsh,t
Mary Devinish^
Ann Bnlfinge,
Nathaniel Norcross,
George Wathen,
Catherine Pacy,
Joyce Waters,
Elizabeth Glover,
Jane Perry,
Deborah Fenn,
wife of Mr. Fairfield,
Widow Shattack,

APPENDIX.

555

Wm. Fisk,t

1638

James Fisk,

Catherine Rabbe,

Elizabeth Maury,

Arthur Cleark.

1642.

Richard Prince,|

1639

1639 Mr. Kenniston,t

1638

Wm. Brown.t

1637

Richard Moore,

Robert Button,t 1628

Walter Price &, wife Elizbetb,

Benjamin Fermayes,

Margaret Scarlett,

Catherine Tomkins,

Thomas Putnam,! ^641

John Barber ,t 1636

Robert Allen,t 1637

Samuel Shattuck,

Mary Ropes.

1643.

Robert Elwell,

1639

Joan White,

Thomas Edwards,!

1637

Henry Harwood,!

1638

John Kitchen and

1637

wife Elizabeth,
Grace Corwithin,
Mary Goyte,

Mr."(Wm.) Bacon,!

1640

Jane Bennett,

Eliza Putnam,

Ann Blanchard,

1637

wife of Thomas Dixy,

1638

Edward Harnett,!

1639

John Hathorn,

Robert Peas,!

1637

1644.

Richard Dodge,t

1638

Mary Porter,

John Bourne,t

1637

Sarah Hathorn.

164.5.

Catherine Vaile,

Edward Bishop,!

1639

556

APPENDIX.

Elizabeth Dodge,
Bridget Skerry.

1646.
Robert Hibberd &. wife Joan,
Edward Gascoyiie,t 1636

Edward Harnett, jr. t 1639

Margaret Grover.

1647.
Isaac Allerton,t 1639

Mary Neal,
Widow Neave,
Mary Veren,

Ralph Ellenwood,t 1637

John Putnam,! 1641

Richard Hutchinson,! 1637
John Scudder and wile,! 1642
Lucy Downing, jr.
Jane Mason,
Bridget Loofe,
Sarah Charles,
Abigail Montague,
Ralph_Smith.

164S.
Wm. naines,t 1644

Mary Dickerson,
Susannah Marsh,
Sarah Waller,
Eunice Porter,
Susannah Stackhouse,
Joseph Hardy,t 1644

Humphrey Woodbury,! 1629
Catherine Eborne,
Sarah Leech,
good wife Eilenwood,
good wife Towne,
Nathaniel Felion,
John Weston,
Josiah Rootes,
Elizabeth Putnam,
Mary Prince,

Hilliard Veren,

John Pickett,

Alexander Field & wife,! 1642

Doct. George Emcry,t 1637

Sarah Leech,

Mary Wheeler,

Wm. Brown and wife Sarah,

Ellen Massey,

Nathaniel Putnam,

Wm. Jeggle?,! 1C37

Bridget Giles.

1649.
Gertrude Pope,
Hannah Gardner,
Elizabeth Concklin,
Rachel Scudder,
Sarah Haynes,
Mary Read,
John Porter,!
David Corwithin.

1650.

Nicholas Pacy,t
Mary Chichester,
Sarah Curtis,
Hugh Woodbury,
Mary Smith,
good wife Hardy,
Wm. Payne,
Thomas Rix,
Robert Morgan,t
Elizabeth Payne,
Elizabeth Gray,
Ellen Maskall
Francis Felmingham,!
Rebeckah Cooper,
Mary Lovett,
Christian Moore,
Elizabeth Bridgman,
Ann Cole,
Mary Southwick,
Wm Vinson and wife.

1637

1639

1637

1635

APPENDIX.

557

An Account bf Churches formed out of the First Church of Salem.

1667, July 4. Persons dismissed and recommended as a Church
at Bass River, now Beverly.

Roger Conant,
Richard Dodge,
Wm. Woodberry, sen-
Robert Morgan,
Hugh Woodberry,
John Stone, sen.
Eexercisc Conant,
Ralph Ellingwood,
Bethiah Lathrop,
Elizabeth Dodge,
Elizabeth Woodberry,
Ellon Brackenbury,
Martha Woolfe,
Hannah Woodberry,
Sarah Leach,
Lydia Herrick,
Thomas Lathrop,
Samuel Corning,
Wm. Dodge, sen.
Peter Woolfe,
John Black, sen.
Nicholas Patch,
John Dodge, sen.
Edward Bishop,
Anna Dixey,

Elizabeth Corning,
Ede Herrick,
Anna Woodberry, jr.
Mary Dodge, jr.
Hannah Baker,
Elizabeth Patch,
Freeborn Black,
Wm. Dixey,
Henry Herrick,
Humphrey Woodberry, sen.
Richard Brackenbury,
Josiah Rootes, sen.
Lott Conant,
John Hill,
Sarah Conant,
Mary Dodge, sen.
Anna Woodberry, sen.
Elizabeth Haskell,
Mary Lovett,
Mary Woodberry,
Abigail Hill,
Mary Herrick,
Hannah Sallovves,
Bridget Loofe.

1684, Aug. 13th. Individuals gathered into a Church at Marble-
head, though they had worshipped there, while connected with
the Church here.

Rev. Samuel Cheever,
Richard Reith,
Wm. Bartoll,
George Bonfield,
Benjamin Gale,
Elizabeth Legg,
Mary Bartoll,
Sarah Dodd,
Miriam Pedrick,
Abigail Merit,
Abigail Hinds,
Abigail Clark,
Alice Darby,

Anna Sims,
Miriam Hanniford,
Mary Rovvles,
Mary Doliber,
Moses Maverick,
Benjamin Parmeter,
Francis Girdler,
.Tohn Merit,
John Sayward,
Jane Pitman,
Elizabeth Watt?,
Mary Fortune,
Agnes Stacy,

558

APPE^'DIX.

Mary Merit,
Charity Pilinair,
Sarali Ilenly,
Rebecca Carder,
Charity Sandin,
Joanna Hauly,
Mary Clattery,
Elizabeth Gatcliell,
Ambrose Gale,
Edward Read,
Samuel Sandin,
John Stacyj

Eunice Maverick,
Mary Dixcy,
Margaret Ellis,
Elizabeth Russell,
Mary Mcrrit,
Tabitha Pedrick,
Jane Blackler,
Elizabeth Conaiit,
Elizabeth Glass,
Grace Goes,
Deliverance Gale,
Mary Ferguson.

1689, Nov. 10th. Persons dismissed to constitute a Church at
Salem Vdlage, now North Danvers,, where they had preaching
for years before.

Bray W ilk ins and wife,
Nathaniel Putnam,
John Putnam and wife,
Joshua Ray and wife,
Nathaniel Ingersoll,
Thomas Putnam,
Ezekiel Cheever,
Edward Putnam,
Peter Prescott,

Peter Cloyce,

John Putnam, jr. and wife,

Benjamin Putnam and wife,

Deliverance Wolcott,

Henry Wilkins,

Jonathan Putnam and wife,

Kenjamin Wilkins and wife,

Sarah Putnam.

1713, Juno 25th. The furlowing persons were dismissed so as to
become a Church at the middle precinct, now South Danvers.

Samriel Gardner,
Abel Gardner,
John Gardi>er,
Samuel Gold tli wait,
Samuel Goldthwait,
Eliezer Gyles,
Ales Shadlin,
Mary Tomkins,
Elizabeth Tomkit^s,
Susannah Daniels,
Sarah Gardner,
Elizabeth Gardner,
Elizabeth Gyles,
Abraham Peirce,
John Foster,
David Foster,
John Felton,
U'm. King,
Richard Watgpa,
Hannah Small,

Elizabeth Very,
Jemima Very,
Martha Adams,
Isabel Peirce,
Hannah Felton,
Deborah Goold,
Robert Peas,
Hannah King,
I^Jizabeth King,
Judath Mackiatire,
Elizabeth Nurse,
Sarah Robinson,
Hannah Southwick,
Sarah Waters,
Elizabeth Waters,
Elizabeth Cook,
Hannah Foster,
Abigail French,
Elizabeth Goldthwait,
Hannah Goldthwait.

APPENDIX. 559

1718, Dec. "Jotli. Individuals set off to form the East Church.

Christopher Babbige, Margaret Beadle,

Richard Prince, Mary Collins,

Daniel Rogers, Mary Collins, jr.

John Brown, Dorothy Neal,

Silence Rogers, Sarah Ward,

Elizabeth Bush, Abigail Foot,

Elizabeth Dean, Jonathan Webb,

Deborah Masters, Joseph Hardy,

Mercy Swinnerton, Josiah Willard,

Elizabeth Barton, Mary Prince,

Abigail Pnnchard, Abigail Andrew,

Mary Foot, Saralj Hardy,

Simon Willard, Mary Murray,

Benjamin Ives, Elizabeth Gerrish,

Malachi Foot, Hannah Pickering,

Martha Willard, Priscilla Hillard.

Jane Willard, Martha Pope,

Hannah Willard, Abigail Foot, jr.

1734, Oct. Church Menibers still worshipping where the First
Church had assembled, at the time it was excommunicated.

Benjamin Lynde, sen. Samuel Giles,

Benjamin Lynde, jr. Miles Ward, jr.

Henry West, James Odel,

John Nutting, Jonathan Gardner,

George Daland, Benjamin Marston, •

John Archer, John Bickford,

John Bickford, jr. Nathaniel Phippen,

Samuel Osgood, Nathaniel Ropes,

James Lindall, James Grant,

Thomas Barton, Benjamin Lambert,

Samuel Ropes, Joseph Hathorn.
Samuel West,

Church Members adhering to Mr. Fisk at the same time.

Peter Osgood, Charles King,

Nathaniel Osgood, John Mascall,

Benjamin Gerrish, James Ruck,

John. Coles, Samuel King,

John Gavet, John Ilolliman,

Samuel Symonds, Timothy Pickering,

John Giles, John Mackmallin,

Edmund Batter, Benjamin Young,

Ephraim Skerry, Jonathan Woodwell,

Ahijah Estes, Thomas Willis,

Edward Norricc, Joseph Orne,

Ebenezer Felton, Santuel Ruck.

i60

APPENDIX.

1772, May IGth.

Individuals set ofT from
form the North Church.

the First Church to

Benjamin Pickman,
Joshua Ward,
Samuel Ilolman,
James Gould,
Mary Grant,
Elizabeth Nutting,
Mary Pickman,
Elizabeth Lunt,
Hannah Gillingham,
Mehitable Ward,
Elizabeth Field,
Mary Grafton,
Elizabeth Hohnan,
Ruth Ilolman,
Mary Holman,
Mary Cox,
Abigail West,
Wm. Brown,
Samuel West,
E. A. Ilolyoke,
Elizabeth Archer,
Mary Archer,
Sarah Curvvin,
Eunice Crowninshield,
Hannah Chapman,
Sarah Langsford,

Jane Ropes,
Susannah Grafton,
Mary Gill,
Ruth Ruck,
Priscilla Ropes,
Martha IMorong,
Abigail Blaney,
Mary Blaney,
John Nutting,
Benjamin Pickman, jr
John Langsford,
Love Pickman,
Catherine Sargent,
Hannah Symonds,
Elizabeth Symonds,
Mary Glover,
Sarah Cook,
Mehitable Cook,
Priscilla Field,
Sarah Gardner,
Sarah Foster,
Mary West,
Hannah Walts,
Mary West.
Lydia Janes,
Elizabeth Ncwhall.

1736, June 23d. Names of persons belonging to Episcopal Society.

Wm. Brown,
Phillip English,
Jonathan Beadle,
Peter Vindeat,
John Shillaber,
Benjamin Glover,
Samuel Parrot,
Jacob Manning,
David Britton,
John Newcomb,
Martin Vallay,
Jacob ilavv^kins,
Joseph Stevenson,
Jonathan Lambert,
Thomas Lisbrit,
John Dampney,

Samuel Ghatman,
Samuel Masury,
Alexander Sloley,
John Ellason,
John Touzel,
Phillip Saunders,
Stephen Daniels, jr.
Wm. Shillaber,
Ephraim Ingalls,
Samuel Luscomb,
Cliflbrd Crowninshield,
Wm. Dove,
Richard Palmer,
Samuel Massey,
Daniel Webb,
Edmund Rose,

APPENDIX.

561

Wm. Gale,
John Clark,
Josiali Knight,
Miall Bacon,
John Crowninshield,
Thomas MacElroy,
John Williams,
Edward Hilliard,
Philander Saunders,
Philander Saunders, jr.

Robert Williams,
John Pressen,
Samuel Stone,
John Cabot,
Joseph Hilliard,
Jonas Adams,
Abraham Cabot,
Richard Bethel,
John George.

1773, Nov. 27th. Brethren adhering to Dr. Whitaker and petition-
ing to be admitted into the Presbytery.

Isaac Williams,
Benjamin Cox,
Francis Cook,
Jonathan Phelps,
Nathaniel Estes,
Archelaus Howard,
Edmund Bickford,
Benjamin Punchard,
Hubbard Oliver,
Hubartus Mattoon,
Joseph Ross,

Miles Ward,
Jonathan Ross,
Nathan Brown,
James Chapman,
John Cloutman,
Stephen Bradshaw,
Samuel Thomas,
Samuel Punchard,
W^ra. Gray, 4th.
Jonathan Ireland.

177.5, Feb. 14th to IGtli. Individuals, who had seceded from Dr.
W^hitaker, are constituted a Church, and afterwards settled Dr.
Hopkins.

Benjamin Ropes,
Timothy Pickering, jr.
Jonathan Very,
Thomas Needham,
John Saunders,
Nathan Goodale,
Robert Peele,

John Waters,
John Gardner,
James Nichols,
Stephen Abbot,
Daniel Cheever,
Addison Richardson,
Samuel Svraonds.

— e©&—

Persons who graduated from Harvard College, while residents of

Salem, up to 1782.

George Downing,
Joseph Brown,
Nathaniel Higginson,
Peter Ruck, (?)
Benjamin Marston,
Walter Price,
Timothy Liudall,

1642

George Curwin,

1701

1666

John Rogers,

1705

1670

Samuel Phillips,

1708

1685

John Tufts,

1689

Benjamin Marston,

1715

1695

John Higginson,

1717

Daniel Putnam,

562

APPENDIX.

Benjamin Lynde,
IVIitcliell Sewall,
Tlieophilus Pickering,
Josepli Green,
John Wolcott,
Stephen Sewall,
Samuel JetFerds,
John Gardner,
James Osgood,
Marstoa Cabot,
John Cabot,
Benjamin Browne,
Samuel Browne,
William Browne,
Nathaniel Lindall,
John Barton,
Samuel Gardner,
Wm. Lynde,
Benjamin Gerrish,
Joseph Orne,
Samuel Curwin,
George Curwin,
Benjamin Prescolt,
Peter Clark,
Samuel Orne,
Ichabod Plaisted,
Andrew Higginson,
Nathaniel Ropes,
Wm. Browne,

1718

James Putnam,

1756

Thomas Toppan,

1757

1719

Benjamin Pickman,

1759

1720

John Pickering,

1721

Nathan Goodale,

((

Samuel Gardner,

1722

George Gardner,

1762

1723

John Barnard,

1724

John Cabot,

17G3

Tiiiiothy Pickering,

Jonathan Goodhue,

1764

1725

Henry Gardner,

1765

1727

Joseph Orne,

((

Nathaniel Ward,

1728

Wm. Pickman,

176G

1730

Plenry Gibbs,

1732

Thomas Barnard,

1733

Jacob Asliton,

((

Benjamin Goodhue,

((

Jacob Diman,

1768

1735

Timotiiy Orne,

Wm. Goodhue,

1769

1736

Joshua Dodge,

1771

1739

Thomas F. Oliver,

1775

1740

Joseph Blaney,

1778

1745

Samuel Williams,

1780

((

Samuel Orne,

1781

John Saunders,

1755

To afford some definite idea of Commerce as formerly — the follow-
ing account of clearances from the j)orts of Salem and Marble-
head, for about 11 months, between Jan. 1769 and Jan. 1770,
is given. The vessels were chiefly schooners.

To Virginia,

To Europe,

Maryland,

Newfoundland,

W. Indies,

105

Barbadoes,

Lisbon,

Antigua,

Cadiz,

II. Island,

Nova Scotia,

Jamaica,

Grenada,

St. Lucia,

Bilboa,

Liverpool,

Dominica,

St. Johns,

Philadelphia,

Canso,

South Carolina,

St. Nichola,

North Carolina,

Surinam,

Gibraltar,

Gaepee,

Georgia,

APPENDIX. 563

A list of moitality for Salem between January I, 1769, and
January 1, 1770.

Consumptions, 19 — Fevers, 13 Fluxes, 44 — Jaundice, 3 —

Sudden, 5 — Lock Jaw, 1 — Dropsy, 2 — Palsy, 2 — Rheumatism, 1 —
Drowned, 1 — Chronic diseases, 25.

Of the deceased, — -under 2 years were 52 — from 2 to 5 years were
8— from 5 to 10, 2— from 10 to 20, 6— from 30 to 40, 6— from 40
to 50, 7— from 50 to 60, 5— from 60 to 70. 7— from 70 to 80, 8—

from 80 to 90, 4— from 90 to 100, 2. Males 59— Females 55.—

Whites 111, Blacks 3.

1773, June. A Committee, chosen by the town to name the
Streets, make the following report.

From Danvers to BufTum's corner, to be called Town Bridge street.
Friend Hacker's to Sprague's Distillery, to be called North st.
Buffum's corner to West's corner, to be called Middle street.
South gate opposite to Alms house, to be called South street.
Metcalfs corner to South street, to be called Flint's lane.
Dean's corner to North river, to be called Dean's lane,
(dole's corner to North river, to be called Winter street.
West's corner to Alms house, to be called Broad street.
Clark's corner to Bridge, to be called North Bridge street.
jNorth Church to School street, to be called Lynde street.
West's corner to Britton's corner, to be called Clueen street.
Town house to Norman street, to be called Essex street.
Broad street to Essex street, to be called Norman street.
Alms house to the Mills, to be called Mill street.
Mill street to Norman street, to be called Fish street.
Town house to North river, to be called School street.
Centre School st. to St. Peter's Church, to be called Epes lane.
Town house to Capf. Jonathan Gardner's, to be called King st.
Fish street to Woodbridge corner, to be called Front street.
King's Arms to South river, to be called Hanover street.
Bottom of Hanover street round the wharves to Long wharf,

to be called Water street.
Osgood's cornfir to North Iliver, to be called Prison street.
St. Peter's Church to the Elms, to be called Church street.
Lynde's corner to Water street, to be called Burying Point lane.
Lovvder's corner to Water street, to be called Ward's lane.
George Peal's corner to Water street, to be called Brown's lane.
Mr. Watson's corner to Long wharf, to be called Union street.
East end of King's street to Neck gate, to be called Bow st.
East end of Winter street to Rope walks, to be called Derby st.
Phippen's corner in Bow street to Derby street, to be called
Hardv lane.

564 APPENDIX.

From John White, junr's, in Bow street to Derby street, to be

called Haskett's lane.
Capt. John Hodges, in Bow street to Derby street, to

be called Bush lane.
Daniels' Bow in Derby street to South river, to be called

Spring street.
East Church to South river, to be called Pope's lane.
Murray's corner in Bow street, to South river, to be called

Turner's lane.
Lambert's corner in Bow street to South river, to be called

Beckett's lane.
Touzel's corner to South river, to be called English's lane.
Pike's corner to Assembly hall, to be called Assembly Court.

1774, May 17th. As a Committee of Correspondence, the follow-

■ ing persons were chosen.

George Williams, Jonathan Gardner, jr.

Stephen Higginson, Joseph Sprague,

Richard Manning, Richard Derby, jr.

Jonathan Ropes, Warwick Palfruy.

Timothy Pickering, jr.

1775, Oct. IGth. A list of the Committee of Safety and Corres-

pondence, now elected.

Timothy Pickering, jr. John Felt,

Thomas Mason, John Hodges,
Samuel Williams, Joseph Vincent,

Jacob Ashton, Joseph Sprague,

Samuel Webb, David Felt,

Richard Ward, Bartholomew Putnam,

Wm. Northey, George Williams,

Benjamin Ward, jr. Jonathan Peele, jr.

Joshua Ward, Abraham Watson,

Stephen Osborn, John Fisk,

Abraham Gray, Samuel Ward,

Warwick PaH'ray, Nathan Goodale,

John Pickering, jr. Jonathan Andrews,

John Gardner, 3d. George Osborn,

Joseph Hiller, Dudley Woodbridge.

1
The price Act, passed by General Court over two years before,
to prevent monopoly and oppression, — having beeri of little avail, —
it was resolved by a Convention at Concord, July 14, 1779, — that

APPENDIX.

565

after the lOth of August the following articles should be sold no
higher than the prices hereafter affixed to them.

Rum W. I. by the hhd. at £5 5 a gall., by bbls. £S 15 6 a gal!.,
by gall. £6 6.— Rum N. E. by the hhd. at £i a gall., by bbl. ^4 a
gall., by gall. ^4 ]6.~Molasses by the hhd. at =£3 12 a gall., by
bbl. £-3 19 a gall., by call. £4 7.— Coffee by the hhd. at 155. lb.,
by the bbl. I65. 6d. lb., by lb. 18.— Brown Sugar 50 to ,£60 cwt., II5.
to 145. lb.— Chocolate by box 205. lb., by dozen 225. lb., by lb. 245.
BoheaTeaby chest A'4 16 lb., by dozen ^5 6 lb., by lb. .£5 16.—
Cotton by bag ,£1 10 lb., by dozen 335. lb., by lb. 365. — German
Steel cwt. 30s, lb., bar 33s. lb., by lb. 36s.— Salt best^O a bushel.—
Indian corn ^4 10.~Rye c£6.— Wheat £9 a bushel.— Beef till
Sept. 65. and after, 5s. — Mutton 4s. — Lamb 4. — Veal 4s. lb. —
Butter 125.— Cheese 6s.— Foreign beef £60 bbl. of 2 cwt. and
foreign Pork £70 bbl.— iMilk 2s. 6cl. qt. and hay 40s. cwt. in Bos-
ton, and in usual proportion in other towns. — Bloomery Iron .£30
cwt.

N. B. " The above to be considered as the highest prices, at
which produce and merchandise of the best quality are to be sold
in sea ports free from all charge." " Persons demanding more to
be deemed and treated as enemies to this country.''

An enlistment, Aug. 15, 1777, to reinforce the American army till
last of November, as one sixth of the able bodied militia ot Sa-
lem, according to a resolve of General Court, Aug. 8th.

Capt. Zadock Buffinton,
Jonathan Southwick,
Edmund Munyan,
John Curtis,
Ebenezer Tuttle,
Benjamin Hudson,
Elijah Johnson,
Joshua Moulton,
Joseph English,
Stephen Barker,
Wm. Hohnan,
Israel Burrill,
Wm. Clough,
Elisha Nevvhall,
Joshua Pitman,
Josiah Gould,
Thomas Cheever,
Abel Mackintire,
Nathaniel Holden,

Benjamin Tarbox,
Nicholas Hopping,
Isaac Holt,
Nathaniel Safford,
Job Abbot,
Nathan Skerry,
Samuel Cheever,
Benjamin Gardner,
Joseph Twiss,
Ephiaim Skerry,
James Austin,
Benjamin Shaw,
Joseph Flint,
Jeremiah Newhall,
Wm. Meak,
Daniel Foster,
Samuel Lovejoy,
Edward Brown,
Samuel Merritt,

>66

APPENDIX.

Jolin Wart],
Ezekiel Duucklee,
Cape BritoiJ, (black)

Wm. Newhall,
Thorndike Proctor,
Joshua Cross.

List of men, drafted to help guard Burgoyne's troops at Winter
hill in 1777.

Mansel Burrill,
Benjamin Brown, jr.
Asa Peirce,
Samuel Skerry,
Jonathan Very, jr.
Timothy Woiman,
Nathaniel Osgood, jr.
Stephen Cleaveland,
Vt' m. Prosser,
John Flint,
Edward Barnard,
Isaac Osgood,
John Gardner, 4th.
Stephen Webb,
Benjamin Hathorn,
John Carwick,
Edward Britton,
Samuel JNlasury,
Wm. Young,
Thomas Ruee,
John Dove,
Jonathan Ashby,
Samuel Bond,
Jesse Farson,
Wm. Cook,
David Mansfield,
David Beadle,

Joshua Convers,
Samuel Blyth,
Nathaniel Perkins,
Thomas Palfray,
Benjamin Daniels,
Littlefield Sibly,
Joseph Ross,
Benjamin Peters,
James Andrews,
Wm. Pynchon, jr.
Reuben Alley,
Benjamin Cheever,
Joseph Kempton,
Gabriel Munyon,
Edmund Henfield, jr.
Joseph Bacon,
Andrew Ward,
Joseph Young,
James Boardman,
Nathaniel Lang,
Stephen Osborn,
John Wood,
James Symonds,
Nathan Kimball,
Joseph Cook,
James Gould,
Joseph Cook, jr.

Soldiers in the Continental army, whose families received assist-
ance in 1777.

Col. Samuel Carlton,
Solomon Webber,
Thomas Needham,
Wm. Skeldon,
Ephraim Ingalls,
"VVm. Joplin,
Asa Whittemore,
Samuel Oakman,
Richard Maybory,
Joseph Masury,

Douglass Middleton,
Capt. Ebenezer Winship,
Abraham Morse,
Charles Vanderford,
Cornelius Bingen,
Wm. Bright,
Thomas Keene,
Samuel Murray,
Wm. Bright,
Gibson Clough,

APPENDIX. 567

Win. Gray, Edmund Gale,

Benjamin Latherby, Joseph Cook,

Capi. Thomas Barnes, John Masury,

Joseph Millet, Joseph Metcalf,

Samuel Crouel, Nathaniel Needhan),

Stephen Hall, Samuel Bishop.
James Gray,

These two, Peter Pitman and Nath'l Knights were of the army 1776.

Besides the preceding, there were other soldiers of Salem in the
army from 1777 to 17S0, as follows.

George Ulmar, Abraham Bolton,

John Peirce, John Gillard,

Timothy Dwyer, Thomas Roche,

Thomas Richerson, Jephtha Ward,

Joel Chandler, Wm. Lockhead,

Valentine Beron, Clement Gunner,

John Darrago, Samson Freeman,

AV'm. Liscom, Wm. Graviel,

Spencer Thomas, Jonas Child,

Joseph Symmes, Wm. Woster,

Samuel Askins, Richard Downing,

David Levit, George Venner.
Moses Chandler,

In the records of Massachusetts quota in the army, the following
were ot Salem, 17S0.

Nathaniel Hathorn, Brown Vellett,

Alexander Baxter, Edward Lee,

Fortune Ellery, Daniel Williams,;

Capt. Natlian Goodale, David Collins,

Wm. Fitzael, George Tucker.

Men, faired bv Salem to serve six. months in the Continental army,
according to resolve of General Court, June 5, 17S0.

Joseph English, Edward Prize,

James Turner, John Garagus, jr.

Wm. Morgan, Humphry Fears,

Noah Parker, John Tracy,

Samuel Royal, (black) Benjamin Knowles,

Benjamin Oliver, (black) Robert Stutson,

Thomas Morse, John Ward,

James P. Bishop, James Smith,

Robert Thompson, Thomas Sheridan,

568

APPENDIX.

Charles Brien, Wm, Long,

John Burk, Michael Condon,

James Smith, John Green.

These belonged here and 13 others, belonging elsewhere, were
named with them.

Names of Soldiers, hired from Dec. 1780 to Feb. 1781, to serve
three years in the Continental army.

John Hale,
Peter Harris,
Nicholas Wallis,
John Smith,
John Bryan,
Wm. Tector,
Joseph Liotier,
Cesar, (negro)
Wm. McLaughlan,
Randal McFadin,
James Ketwel,
John Smith,
Benjamin Daland,
Jonathan Gardner,
John Still,
Samuel Payne,
Wm. Gray,
John Riley,
Lawrence Vernes,
Michael Alley,
Edward Smith,
John Jackson, (negro)
Wm. Thompson,
Nathan Williams,
John Youans,
Wm. Wetmore,

Michael Carvin,
Benjamin Oliver,
Alexander Smith,
Wm. Ryan,
Joseph Williams,
Peter Mass,
James Fitzgerald,
Samuel Appey, (negro)
London, (negro)
Thomas Whiddick,
Joseph Laroache,
Edward Rudge,
Samuel, (negro)
John Ducture,
Samuel Wardsworth.
Paul Uol brook,
Alexander Cainpbeil,
James VVelcli,
Maurice Barrett,
Patrick Swaney,
John Dean,
Eneas McDonald,
Polydore, (negro)
Charles Colley,
Benjamin Peters,

1781. John Coolin, Wm. Cooper, Benjamin Webb and Thomas
Lakeman were in the army.

I\Ien detached to serve in R. Island according to resolve of General
Court June 1(5, 17S1.

Capt. Joseph Hiller,
Francis Ilaynes,
Wm. Orne,
Lewis Hunt,
John Dove,
Edward Norris,
Samuel Symonds, 3d.

Samuel Cheever,
Joshua Pitman,
Theophilus Batchcller,
Simeon Brown,
V/m. West, jr.
Seth Ring,
Joseph Millet,

APPENDIX.

569

Francis Cook,
John Wiburt,
Jonathan Gardner, 3d.
Joseph Daland,
Ebenezer Nutting,
George Frazier.
Joseph English,
Thomas Symonds,
James Masury,
Nathan Prince,
David Bickford,
Benjamin Lang,
Robert Hill,
Cheever Mansfield,

Francis Boardman,
Samuel Jones,
Caleb Foot,
John Emtnerton, jr.
Charles Britton,
David Beadle,
Nathaniel Brown,
Richard Manning,
Abel Laurence,
Wm. Thomas,
Penn Townsend,
David Ingersoll,
James Carrel.

From May 25th to July 11th, 1782, enlistments to serve in the army

three years.

Jacob Northrup,
Josiah Phelps,
Edward Bessley,
Jolin Adams,
Peter Ingersoll,
James Smith,
David' Jones,
Wm. Leonard,
Andrew Bulger,
John Dorsey,
John Taylor,
Alanson Hanmer,
Moses Hall,
Wm. Tector,
Eliphaz Spencer,
Benjamin Johnson,
John Fogarty,

Samuel Biickman,
Joel Northrup,
Daniel WelJer,
John Melony,
Edward Rudge,
Samuel Locke,
John Coats,
John Hubbard,
Thomas Brown,
James Slater,
David Davis,
Abraham Newport,
Wm. Lamson,
Wm, Taylor,
Thomas Powars,
Nathaniel Williams.

1 781. List of Privateers fitted out and chiefly owned in Salem and
Beverly, from March 1, to Nov. 1, which was found among the
papers of the late James Jeffry, whose accuracy was well known
to those by whom he is remembered. At that period, privateer-
ing was the principal business of the town.

SHIPS.

Scourge,

110

Ships Xamcs.

A'o of
Guns.

Wt.of A'o. of
Metal. Men

Disdain,
Congress,

6
9

110
130

Pilgrim

9 lb. 120

Royal Louis,

100

Essex,

6 110

Porus,

130

Franklin,

6 100

Grand Turk,

120

570

APPENDIX.

Rattle Snake,

Lion,

Rover,

Speedwell,

Cromwell,
Jason,

6
6

100
100

16 brigs,

206

870

Marquis,

Hendrick,

100

SCHOONERS

Junius Brutus,

110

Scfiooners J^aincs.

GUILS.

Metal.

Men.

Rhodes,

110

Greyhound,

31b

. 85

Harlequin,

Lively,

Neptune,

Siiackle,

Mohawk,

110

Pine Apple,

Buccanier,

120

Languedoc,

Cicero,

120

Dolphin,

Rambler,

Defence,

Panther,

Independence,
Jackj

'16
12

8 schooners,

235

26 ships, 476

2645

BRIGS.

Brigs' A'ames.

Guns.

Metal.

Men.

Tyger,

41b,

Montgomery,

Sturdy-beggar,

Captain,

New Adventure

Active,

Hero,

Fortune,

Swift,

Blood-hound,

Flying-Fish,

Fox,

Cato,

Chase,

SLOOPS.

Sloops JVarnes. Guns. Metal. Men.

Fish-hawk, 8 4 lb. 40

Hazard, 6 3 30

2 sloops, 14 70

7 Shallops, names not mentioned.
Recapitulation.

I'essels. Gtins. Men.

Ships, 26 476 2645

Brigs, 16 20G 870

Schooners, 8 50 235

Sloops, 2 14 70

Sliallops, men only 120

Total,

52 746 3940

The following is an unfuiished list of Privateers, fitted out from
Salem during the Revolutionary war, which was lately found
among the papers cf the late Jacob Ashlon, Esq., and is, with
other documents relating to the Revolution, preserved in the
library of the Essex Historical Society.

Black Prince,
Bunker Hill,
Hector,
Jack,
Hunter,

Ships,
No.of Guns. IFt.ofMctal.

18
20
22
14
IS

6 1b.

Picl:ering,
Renown,
Hoe Buck,
Trenton,

IG
14
12

6
4

6&4lb

146 guns.

APPENDIX.

Brigantines.

Hampden,

iuns.

Metal.

Harlequin,

Brandyvvine,

6 1b.

Hawk,

sw.

Cutter,

Hornet,

Eagle,

Lark,

((

Fame,

Lively,

Hampden,

Modesty,

Hornet,

Pompey,

Lexington,

Scorpion,

Lincoln,

Shark,

sw.

Lion,

Skulpion,

((

Macaroni,

Swett,

Monmouth,

Tatne Bush,

sw.

Pl»to,

Warren,

Rambler,

True American

270 1

guns.

Tyger,

Wild Cat,

Si
Black Snake,

^OOPS.

186

Bowdoin,
Jack,

8
14

Schooners.

Bowdoin,

Beaver,

swivels.

Morning Star,

Black Bird,

Revenge,

Centipede,

21b.

Rover,

3&4

Civil Usage,

each

sw.

6S^

guns.

Congress,

Cutter,

sw.

Recapitulation.

Delight,

2 1b.

Vessels.

Gujis.

Dolphin, )
Dolphin, f

Ships,

146

each

sw.

Brigantmes,

186

Fly,

((

Schooners,

270

Fox,

Sloops,

General Gates,

Greyhound,

670

Hammond,

sw.

9''

ADDITAMENTA, &c.

ADDITAMENTA AND ERRATA.

— ^sQ©—

In the preceding work there are more inaccuracies, than a per-
son unacquainted with the difficulty of compiling it, would expect.
But individuals, who have experience, as to such historical produc-
tions, will charitably allow, — that these inaccuracies are consistent
with the careful investigation and collocation of facts. — The writer
of this work would remark, that he is answerable for its mistafes,
except a small proportion of them — made by the printer. — Some
typographical errors are unnoticed here, because a reader of them
can easily perceive how they should be. Though part of the suc-
ceeding inaccuracies, di-c. have been previously printed, yet it is
thought best to give them a collected place here.

In the following, f. will mean for, — 1. line, — o. omit, — and r,
read.

No. 1.
Page 8, 1. 30, for purchased rend liad.
9,47, 59, f. Fernando r. Ferdinando.
35 f. three ships, Lion Whelp and
Talbot, r. two. Lion's Whelp and
Talbot
35 1. '^1 f. 20d. r.SOs.

47 o. Sir before J. Humphrey.

48 It is doubtful whether R. Wil-
liams of Salem was made freeman,
though Prince says he was.

49 I. 5 "to 11 o. the two sentences
from " To prevent' ' to " a certain
acre," and supply the following ;
"Nov. 9th. Court of assistants or-
der, that every Englishman, who
kills a wolf within this Patent,
shall have Id for every beast and
horse and 1 farthing for every
weaned swine and goat in every
Plantation "

51 f. 18th r. 12th of April.

S'J 1. 5. Though several authorities
make the line of Mr. Endicott
from 10s. to £10 ; yet it is really
40s.

55 1. 5 f. £3 r. £3 5.

56 1. 6 f. Graves r Gray. The latter
was of a character different from
that of the former.

591. 5 f. 18th r. 17th.
(52 1. 9 for orders r. order.
72 1. 5 f. £.'300 r. £fi00.
74 1. G f town r. Crown

76 1. 2S f. " if he wanted it, they
should sell it to him," r. " if the
inabitants there wanted it, he
should sell it to them."

76. IMr Holgrave was appointed to

impress men June 3d.
7G 1. 32 f. " all the Plantations," r.

" several individuals."

77 1. 6. The levy of £200 was July
Sth.

81 1. 11. The Deputies were order-
ed back to Salem, Sept. 3d.

88 1. 13 f. eighth r. first.

95, 98, 100, o. probably before T.
Bishop.

98 1. 15 f. 3d r. 2d of May.

99 o. the article in the lourfirst lines.
102 1. 15 f. Beade r.Reade.

102 1. 25 suffi.x side to Cape Ann.

No. IL

The references, on the first eight
pages of the second number are
placed at the end of what they re-
fer to, instead of the beginning.

Paore 104 1. 35 for respected r. reputed.
113, 114 f. Edward r. Edmund Bat-
ter.
1 15 1. 19 f. husbandmen r. herdsmen.
117 1.6f. 230. r. 220.

119 1. 22 f. daubings r. daubinge.

120 1. 4 f. John Holgrave r. Wm.
Hathorn.

120 1. 17 f. John r. Thomas Gardner

ADDITAMENTA, Soc.

573

P. 121 1. 4 r. Merrice r. ?,[aurice.

123 I. 7 f. drinked r. drank.

124 1. 8 f. Strawbnry r. Strawberry.
124 1. 10 f. ordered r. allowed.

124 1. 11 f. 26th r. 5th.
By a document in Danvers Records,
dated May 10th, IGSt), it is evident
that the Village on p. 124, was Dan-
vers Village and not Topsfield Vil-
lajre.
p. 125 1. 23 f. Perry r. Percy.
Wood's description of Salem on p.
126, was published 1G3'J ;— but he
was hero in 1633. It is very
likely, that his description shows
Salem to have been, as it was in
1633.
p. 126 1. 33 f. John r. Wni. Dixy.

127 1. 24 f. Newton r. Norton.

128 I. 23 f. proved r. presented.
120 1. 23 f. Nov. r. Oct.

129 1. 24 f. sold r. " granted to any
man for any particular use."

137, 140, 142, 144 f Witlock r.

Whitlock.
139 f. Ruthworth r. Rushworth.

142 1. 12 f. May r. April.

143 1. 36 f. Friers r. Triers.
147 1. 19 f. Geo. II. r. III.
157 1. 19 f. 1676 r. 1677.

157 1. 31 f. 3d r. IDih of May.

166 I. 3 f. firres r. stirre.s.

167 1. 5 f. 3d r. 14th nf May.
172 1. IS f. Gotta r. Cotta.

172 1. 22 f. beaches r. breaches, an
old French word, signifying fe-
male hunting hounds.

174 1. 5, 7 f, keeo r. keeper.

174 1. 29 f. VVoodbridge r. Wood-
bury.

178 1. 23 f. freemen r. freeman.

179 1.23 f. 25th r. ICth.

179 o. the last sentence about an in-
quest.

180 1. 10 f. Feb. 1st r. March 12th.
180. Land was laid out and not

granted to Mr. Walton.

181 1.9 f. 10th r. 6th.

183 1. 9 f. 28th r. 26th.

184 1.30 f. 163S r. 1639.
186 f. T. R., r. Hazard.

191 1. 12 f Low's r. Lawe's.

192 1. 16 f. June r. May.

193, 196, 199, 204, 208 f. Court of
Assistants r. General Court.

195 1. 3. The article under March
1st should be under 1656.

195 1. 4 f. 8d. r. Ird.

1951. 9 f. Hubbard r. Hobart.

195 1.27 f. 10th r. 22d of Aug.

198 1. 12 f. Hannett r. Harnet.

202 1. 28 f. March r. May.

P.205 1. 7 to 14. The three articles
from " Joseph I\Iiles" to '• a
strange woman" should bo under
April 3, 1660.
207. There is a mistake about Mr.
Higffinson's ordination. He was
ordained August 29th. " The
Church having no Elders, then
our honored brother. Major Hath-
orne and the two Deacons impos-
ed hands on the Pastor, and then
the Pastor and the two Deacons
imposed hands on the Ruling
Elder." 1st Ch. Rec.

No. III.
p. 210 1. 1 to 4. The article, under
March 3d, should be under 1662.
210 1. 31 f. April r. June 23d.

215 1. 33 L. Leach, as his will saya,
was aged 85.

216 1. 9 o. Rebeckah and Sarah.
2191 13 f. Erdithr. Edith.

219, 226, 228, 231,234, 242, 250,
2.59, 261, 267, 271, 272, 273, 278,
280, f. Court of Assistants r. Gen-
eral Court.

223 1. 3 r. were after " believed"
and before " its" and o. waie, 4 1.
after " attraction.''

224 1. 36 f. Gour r. Gover.

225 1. 14 f. Treasurer r. Trumpeter.

226 1. 33. R Moulton, here men-
tioned, was son of the first R.
Moultnn, to whom the account
after Mary, 1. 35, to 1666, p. 227,
applies. The first R. .Moulton
died 1655, and his children were
Robert Moulton and Dorothy Ed-
wards.

22-* 1. 38f. Nov.20thr. 22d.

230 1. 8 f. Sanders r. Sanderson.

231 1. 3 f. Hinghan r. Hinghara.

232 1.24 f. 635 r. 1635.

233 1. 33. N.Pickman was in Salem
as early as 1639.

235 1. 21 f. Joshua r. Daniel.

238 i. 33 f. June 18th r. July 5lh.

239 1.20 f. John r. James.

241 1. 18 f. Edmund r. Edward.

242 1.32 f. 89r. 96.

243 1.9 f. April r. March.

244 1. 33. After Dec. r. 27th.

245 1. 37 o. " deceased the succeed-
in(r," and r. survived till Nov. 11,
1688.

246. The sentence from " He was,"
]. 16, to " Salem," 1. 18, is doubt-
ful.

247 1. 30, 31 f. " four sons and three
daughters" r. three sons and two
dauohlers.

ADDITAMENTA, &lc.

P. 248 1. 34 f. "sheep, wool," r. sheep's
wool.
252 1. 19 f. "affirming" r. informing.
254 1. 4 f. Holten i. Kelluii.
25G 1. 36 f. 3d r. 7th.

257 i. 37 f. June llth r. May Oth.

258 1. 3f. 8th r. Idlh.
2i;i 1. 2d f. 8th r. 2d.

2G4 1. (5 f. Council r. General Court.
2GG 1. 19 f. June r. April 23d— for

inflicted r. afflicted.
2GG 1. 27 f. about r. above.
2t)7 1. 9 f. Charlestown r. Cambridge.
2G7 1. 2!) f. Ruth r. Elizabeth.
2G7 1. 31 f. IGGO r. 1GG7.

271 1 13 f, from r. for.

272 1. 33 The recoiiiinend.ition for
S. Beadle should be Teb. 2G, 1GB3.

274 1. 11 t. dauirhler r. widow.

274 1. 12 o. Goodhue, " wife and."

277, 278, 280 f. Win. r. Henry Bar-
tholomew.

278 1. 8. Messrs Bartholomew and
Higirinson, jr. were chosen De-
puties July 5lh not 9lh.

281 1. 1 o. seventy.

282 1. 21) f. Feb. r. March.
284 1. 26 f. 1629 r. 1G39.
284 I. 32 f. £40 r. £20

234 1. 39 f. Prov. R. r. Prov. P.

290 f. T. R. r. Friends' R.

291 1. 11 f 8th r. 18lh.

291 1. 19 f. magistrates r. persons.

292 1. 6 f. Thomas r. Josei)h.

294 1. 23 f. ResliltUion r. Resolution.

29G 1. 4 f. Twenty five r. twenty-
four.

296 1. 12 r Hampton r. Frampton.

2.18 1. 2 f. £208 1 4 r. £248 14.

298. Dopt. Weld was grandson of
Rev. T. Weld.

302 1. 19 o. '■ and children" to the
end of" deceased.'

303 1. 16 r. 27tii before Mary Sibiy.
303 1. 22, 23 o. " T. Dudley" to the

end of " five others," and r. six
bufore " magistrates.'

309 1. 2 f. M. r. A. Pudeater.

310 1. 9 r 92 r. 85.

No. IV.
p. 324 1. 19. Between " Jurisdiction"
and " becau e" r. " and to redress
(rrievancns."

324 1. 39 r. '• t Jo o; Ho." after
Prov. R.

3i;6. Though several authorities
led to llie statement, that Gov.
Bradstreet was Secretary from
the lin»R of his comiii? to Mass.
up to 1613, — yet the Colony Re-
cords inform us, that I. Nowell
was Secretary 1G3G, 1637, 1639,
1G40, IG-il.

Gov. Bradstreet was chosen Dep

Gov. 1C72 to supply the place of

S. Symonds deceased,
p. 328 1.39 r. iQt. Ct. R.
329 1. 26. The town record.s say,

that Hannah, wife of B. Gedney

died 1G96.
331 1. 2 f. Nov. 30th r. Dee. 6th.
334 1. 32. The act, as to NavaJ

office was June 28th.

334 1. 34. The encouragement, as
to Hemp, was June 19th.

335 1. 12 f. " Clark of S. Village" x.
Blowers.

335 1. 30. B. Brown was present as
an Assistant for the proprietors
of Maine.

335 1. 34. Bills of Credit were is-
sued 1690.

336 1. 13 f. June 9th r. IGth.
336 1. 17 f. 17th r. lOlh.

336 1. 21 f. Sept 21 r. Oct. 16th.
3.38 1. 1. Act for manumission was
passed in June.

338 1. 6 order, as to servants and
slaves, was passed in Oct.

339 I. 8 r. May before 31st.
341 1. 8 f. heath r. beach.

354 I 6 f Dec 17lh r Feb. llth 1712.

354 1. 34 f 10th r. ]6lh.

355 1. 36 r. March 23d before " As
B. Brown."

3561 6. The report was March 20lh.

357 1. 11 f. Appiolon r. Prescolt.

358 1. 23f. 1661 r. 1663.

360 1.23. Town Records say, that
J. Green died Nov. 2Cth.

361 1. 3. Lvnde's nctes s'.ate, that
Wm. Brown died Feb. 23d.

3G3 1. 6 f. T. Cheever r. S. Chocver.
Alden's Collections informs us,
that AmosCheever died Jan. 15lh,
1756, aged 69.

373 1. 14 f. 4th r. 14th.

374 1.2 r. Beverly after Marblehead,
though omitted by Douglass.

375 1. 15 f claim r. chain.
3791. 22 f. 10s. r. 10s. 6d.
391 1.29 f. 12th r. 17th.

391 1. 32 f. ordered r. added.

392 1. 15 f. IGth r.25lh.
392 1. 20 f. Noyes r. Boyes.
394 1. 12 after Fob. r. 2d.
396 1. 28 f 8lh r. 18th.

;>:I8 1. 6 after woman r. " and a boy."

399 1. 4 f. Isl r. 21st.

411 1. 23 before Mav put *

411 1.37 put * Col. R.

411 1. 33 put § before 23d.

411 put § be:ore tp.Ch. R.

416 1. 5 f Feb. r. March.

417 1.21 f. Isaac r. Israel.

418 1. 37 r. '■ on" before " an expe-
dition."

ADDITAMENTA, &c. 575

p. 4S6 \. 23 o. d from rescued.

No. V. 5001. 6 f. 1-2 r. 1-4.

p. 4511. 23, 29 o. "she b. Sept. 4, 509 The articles under 20th and
16S6." 26ih of Jan. sliould be under Feb.

461 1. 20 r. died before son. 5I2 i. 2.'> f pnrty r. panic.

462 1. 35 r. of befure fellowship. 512 1. 34, 3.",, 3G o. s after 1-4,3, 4.
464 1. 13 r. males f men. 522 1. 1!) f 25 r. 20.

464 1. 31 r. Simon f Susan. 523 I. 9 r. he before used.

464 1. 34 r. at the Colonies f. at the 525 Jacob Barney was Deputy to

Colonies. General Court Sept. 2, 1635.

466 1. 32 f. of r.or. 536 1. 1 r. 16G0 over Dec. 14th,

470 1. 2 f. what r. that. 536 1. 45 f S. r. E. before Siileman.

477 1. 10 f 10th r. 3d. 544 1. 9 f. County r. Country.

477 1. 34 r. 30th beiore R. Derby. 556 f. 1639 r. 1634.

4S5 l.li o. Doct. 556 f. Pacy r. N. Patch.

The following Index contains most of tlie names, e.xcept the
greater part of those in the lists, comnnencing page 548, and refers
to most of the facts, comprised in the preceding Annal.i. When
several pages, referring to the same person or subject, — are of the
same ten or tens, hundred or hundreds, such figures will be ex-
pressed only once. — When a page is used without any subject be-
fore it, such page sometimes denotes the last subject mentioned and
sometimes does not. — The subsequent abbreviations will be used : —
f. for family, — d. for dead or dies, — and the word, here, will stand
for Salem.

A. Alford, Wm. 111.

Aberginian Indians, page 9. Allegiance to King omitted in

Acts of Trade, 259, 468. the Magistrates' oath, 159 —

Act to prevent monopoly, 500, 4. to King published, 2'25.

Act, Stampt, 4G3, 4, 5, 6— Allen, Wm. 127, 2G3, 527.

repealed, 7. " Mr. 219.

Adauis, TJiomas 437. " Capt. 301.

" Kobert 193. " Thomas 84.S.

" Benjamin ordained, 447. " Robert 469.

" John Li:;d Samuel 479, Allerton, Isaac 64, 73, 5, 9,

89, 97. 160, 94.

Address to Gen. Ct. by clergy- Allowance for soldiers, 427.

men. 23'J. Almanack published here, 474.

Addresses t') Gov. — oneofvvhich Alms house, 43S, 9 — preaching

disapproves benefiting Salem there once a month, 40 —

at the ex;oenseof Boston, 4S8, one to be built, 70, 7.

9 — of Congress to the peo- American Academy incorporate

pie, 505, 6 — of the House to ed — members of it here,

the people, 10. 507.

Adultry, punishment of it, 317. Ames, Wm. 133.
Agawam to be settled, 59. Amesius, 133.

Agents for England, 130. Ammunition, 181.

Agriculture, 160. Ammunition house to be built,

Alarm here, 495. 527.

Alaiuin, 2G4. Amusements of boys not to be in

Alby, O. charged with killing an })ublic places, 474.

Indian, 439. Anabaptists, law against them,

Alden, John 3Q5, 11. 165, 73 — and Friends not to

Alderman, John's will, 535. be taxed for expenses of other

Alexander, an Indian, 254. denominations, 386, 7.

Alford, John 390. Ancient for Lieutenant, 524.

INDEX.

577

Andrews, Richard's donation,

66, 165, I'i.
Andrew, Samuel 234.

" Capt. picked up at sea,
270.
Andrews, Nicholas ;539.
Andrew, Jonathan to testify
against dangerous townsmen,
501.
Andrews, Daniel Rep. 543.
Andros, Edmund, Gov. 285, 6—
opposed to Congregationalism,
7, 8, 9,90, 1, 4, 301,18,
27, 42, 8.
Animals of the country, 30.
Ann proclaimedCiueen— address
to her, 336— her letter, 8—
congratulated on union of
England and Scotland, 45,
52— d. 8.
Antichrist prevails in Europe,

213, 6.
Antinomians to be disarmed, 1 1 1

— banished, 3.
Appleton, Nathaniel, 413, 81.
John 298.
" 445,518.
Arabella, ship arrives, 40, 1.
Archer, Samuel 127, 82, 90,

527.
Arniine, Lady's donation, 176.
Armed force in Boston remon-
strated against, 475.
Arms ordered for all persons, ex-
cept magistrates and minis-
ters, 51— to be brought to pub-
lic worship, 158
Articles not to be imported, 473.
Ashton, Phillip's escape from

pirates, 547.
Ashton, Jacob d. 476, 7.

'' 477,97, 507,9,12.
Assistance to the farmers, 335.
Association, clerical, meet here;
their opinion about Councils,
341_of Salem and Vicinity
formed 362, 9, 74— receive
Leland's View, 462.
Aurora Borealis alarms, 368.

Avery, John and f drowned, 80.
Ayers, (Obediah ?) school mas-
ter, 369.
Ayscue, George 185.

Bachellor, Henry 206.
Bacon, Daniel 382.
Bailey, James preaches at the
Village, 240, 2, 4— Gen.
Court allow him to be settled,
59, 60, 2, 3— to be ordained,
4, 5, 325.
Bailey, John 361.

" Josiah ordained, 453.
" John and others take a
vessel, 515.
Baker, John 282.

" Wm. and Mary jr. 311.
" Capt. and others drown-
ed, 513.
<' Robert, 529.
Baker and Misery Islands grant-
ed to Salem, 206.
Balch, John 6, 48, 9, 161— d.

79, 268, 525, 32.
Baldin, JVlrs. 261. ^
Baldwin, Capt. 517.
Balls, coloured used in choice of

Rep. 499.
Bandileers, 524.
Bank petitioned for, 284.
Bank, Land 419, 20, 1,62.
Banks, Lydia 223.
Baptism, 173,94,214, 79,436.
Baptist, John 383.
Baptists ordered to leave Boston,

233, 65.
Barberry bushes injurious to

grain, 434.
Bark built here, 25.
Barker, Ebenezer and Abigail,

310.
Barker, Elizabeth daughter of

H. Peters, 353.
Barnard, Thomas 323.

" " installed here,

447,53,9,62,71, 2,6,8,80,
I— d. and f.99.

578

INDEX.

Barnard, John lakes a scliool
here, 354 — ordained, 02, 3,
4, 8t3, 406, 47,80.

Barnard, Thomas jr. 478, 80,
1 — ordained, 2.

Barnard, Samuel d. — his be-
quests, 46 I.

Barnes, Seth robbed by a priva-
teer, 514.

Barney, Jacob 115, 7G, SS — d.
and f. 243.

Baron de Kalb, 508.

Bartholomew, Henry 111, 61,
2, 7, 73, 80, 2, 3, 5, C, 9, 97,
206, 14, 5, 7, 8, 29, 33, 7, 8,
9, 41,2, 3,5,53, 77, 8, 80—
d. 310, 535, 8, 42, 3,4.

Bartliolotnew, Henry 310.

Bartholomew, Wm. of Ipswich,
190.

Bartlett, Joseph d. and f. 441.
Walter P. 481.

Barton, John 204, 99— d. 829.
" Thomas 382,0, 7, 94—

d. and f. 441.
" John d. 492.

Bass river people desire to be a
(own, 204. '

Basset, Sarah 304.
" Elizabeth 307.

Batchelor, Stephen 75,94,5,115.

Batchelder, Joseph 161.

Batter, Edmund 108, 10, 3,4,
54, 5, 7, 91, 2, 203, 8, 10, 2,
5,8,21,5,33, 7, 8, 9, 47,
8,9,55, 7, 60, 1, 70, 2— d.
and f. 81, 323, 535, 0, 40, 3.

Batter, Edmund 281 — d. and f.
450.

Battery to be built here, 227.

Baxter, Richard 136 44.

Bay Psalm book, 230, 49.

Bcade, (Ileadc) Thomas 102.

Beadle, Samuel 272.

Beans to be used as votes, 159.

Bears abound, 545.

Beaver (not 20d. but 20s.) 35,
49, 75 — trade in it farmed
out, 100.

Belcher, Andrew 335.

Belcher, Jonathan 389, 90 —
Gov. 4, 418, 21, 2: 40.

Belknap, Joseph, 164.

Bell, 185, 321— new, 535— to
ring in the morning, 41.

Bells for N. and E. meeting
houses arrive, 482, 507.

Bellamy, Samuel 303.

Be!iingham,Rich'd,124,99,211.

Benediction how preceded, 547.

Benson, Capt. 513, 7.

Bentley, Wm. ordained, 519.

Bequests of B. Brown. 346 — of
Wm. Brown, 61 — of J. Brown,
8 — of J. Gardner, 74 — of S.
Brown, 96— -to the poor, 441,
2 — to Society for promoting
chri&tian knowledge among
the Indians, 58— of Wm.
Brown, 62 — ofE. Kitchen and
S. Brown, 8.

Berry, Thomas 422.

Bier, 215 — put in chimney of
meeting house, .536.

Bibles freed from duties, 350.

Bill of attainder for witchcraft,
.351.

Bills of credit issued, 300, 35~-
let at 5 per cent, 59, 63 —
sinking, G — issued, 72 — small
ones to be struck off, 4, 8 —
not issued without the King's
consent — excessively abund-
ant, 402— those of N. H. for-
bidden to be taken, 9, 14, 5,
7, 22, 40, 96 — new emission,
512 — old emission fallen, to
a vast amount, on Mass., 4.

Births, 520.

Bishop, Townsend, 95, 8, 100,
10,27— baptist, 71,200, 527,

Bishop, Bridget 303, 4, 5— hung,
6.

Bishop, Edward 303, 4, 6, 9.

Bishop, Sarah 303, 4, 9.

Bishop, John killed 543.

Black, John 127.

Black, Mary 303, 4.

Blackleach, John and Elizabeth,
213,525, .36.

Blackstoue, Wm. 9.

Blaithwait, Mr. 280.

Blake, Robert, 142.

Blanchaudni, Mr. 374.

INDEX.

579

Bleigh, Thomas 225.

Blevin, John 227, 35. 7.

Blinman, Richard 162, 340,

Block houses, 336, 43.

Blomfieid, Henry 530.

Blowers, Thomas ordained, 335,
62, 7, 86.

Boden, Robert d. 440.

Book of sports, 13 — of Wm. Pyn-
chon, 182— of Reeves and
Muggleton burnt, 190.

Borland, Francis 456,

Boston Church ask advice 57.

Boston charged by Gov. as ruling
other towns, 388 — port to bo
shut, 487 — this resolved by the
House as threatening the lib-
eriies of British America, 9,

Botelar, Lady 530.

Bottomry, 470.

Boundaries of Salem and Tops-
fleld,22l— of land to be re-
corded, 525.

Bounty for hemp, 334 — on Lin-
en, 77— on duck, 83— for
hemp, 499.

Bounty for soldiers, 500, 2, 6.

Bourn, John 173.

Bowdilch, Sarah 174, 200.

Bowditch, Wn). 262— d. 71.

Bowditch, Wm. 354, 73, 4, &4,
— d. and f 8.

Bowditch, Ebenezer 383, 8.

Bo'vdoin, James 489.

Boyce, Joseph 266.

Boys sent home, 35 — to train,
(67.

Boves, (not Noves^ Robert
392,

Boylstone, Zabdiel 373.

liracket, Thomas 19-?.

Brackenl)ury, Richard 232, 4
— testifies as to the settlement
of Salem, 68.

Bradbury, Mary 303, 9.

Bradbury, Henry and Samuel
309.

Braddock, Gen. defeated, 446.

Bradford, Wm. Gov. 9, 27, 8—
forbids corn to be taken from
his jurisdiction, 55,86, 194,
221.

Bradish, Joseph pirate, 332.

Bradshaw, Charles allowed to
keep a dancing and French
school, 416.

Bradstreet, Simon 47, 127, 30,
59, 63, 70,214, 65, 81, 91,
325— d. 6, 56.

Bradstreet, Dudley 241.
" Simon 325.

" " 415.

Brainard, David 231.

Bratcher, Austin killed, 48, 9.

Brattle, Wm. 360.
" Gen. 487.

Bread, weight and price of it,
382.

Breadcake, Thomas has guns
here for defence against the
Turks, 531.

Breed hill fight, 495.

Brend, Wm. 197.

Brewer, John's son killed, 518.

Brick kiln set up here, 30.

Bridges, 2 13 — towards Andover,
35 — over the Creek, 3ri2, 94,
— over N. river, 423, 47.

Bridges, Robert 163.

'•'• Sarah, Mary, John and
Mary, jr. 311.

Briggs, Capt. 512."

Bright, Francis 13, 4 — preach-
es at Charlestown, 20 — of
(Council, 1.

British at Yarmouth nvi to be
molested, 515.

British vessels cleared out, 518.

Britton, Edward d. 422.

Brock, John 217.

Brock holt, Anthony 288.

Brockwell, Charles 415, 31 —
prefered to King's chapel, 3.

Bromtield, Edward 367.

Brookhouse, Capt. 504, 13.

Brooks, John 517.

Brown, John and Samuel 19,
21 — Episcopalians, 34 — sent
home, 6, 7, 8 — return, 9, 46,
68— as to John, 185, SOS-
elder, 7, 10, 22, 67, 72— d. 82.

Brown, Hugh and others go
against the Tarrentines, 269,
5;22.

580 INDEX.

Brown, Wm. 189, 9'2, 202,4, 5, Bullets poisoned, 447.

16, 25, 7, 30, 8^ 43, 7, 8, 9, Bullock, John 264.

6 1 , 2, 3, 5, 7, 7 1 , 3, 7, 8o,G— Burdet, George 82, 116.

d. and f. 8, 534. Rurges, Elizeus 360.

Brown, Joseph sen. 263. Burglary, death, 3.59.

'' d. 248, 89, 540. Burial ground, 191.

Brown, Benjamin 315, 8, 32, 4, Burials, 174, 85, 329.

5, 7— d. and f. 4G,.55, 545. Burnet, Wm. Gov. 383, 6, 7

Brown, Wm. 321, 4, 30, 1, 2, 5, --refuses pay to the House,

42, 56,- d. and f. 61, 8, 96, 91— d. 3, 4,403,61,2.

546. Burnet, Gilbert 393.

Brown, Wm. 361, 96,416, 7, 8, Burnet, George 393.

21, 6,34 — d. and f. 61 . Burrill, Ezra runs the first stage.

Brown, Samuel 328, 30, 4. 7, 9, 514.

40, 2, 6, 57, 9, 6 1 , 70, 1 , 2, 9, Burroughs, Edward 208.

80,4, 9,93 — d. and f. 96. Burroughs, George preaches at

Brown, John 344, 6, 51, 6, 61 — the Village — his salary, 267,

d. and f. 8. 9, 304— hung for witchcraft

Brown, Bartholomew d. 364. and f. 7.

Brown, Benjamin 396, 8, 9, Burroughs, John 368.

404, 10, 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 23— Burton, John 197,208, 13,99.

d. and f. 40. Burton, Thomas 529.

- Brown, Samuel d. and f. 424. Buttolph, John 317.

Brown, Wm, 424, 59, 02,3, Bushnell, John 527.

4, 7,8, 9,70, 1, 87,9,90, 3.

Brown, John 440, 60. C.

\ Brown, Wm. B. 462, 8, 9. Cabot, John d. and f. 423.

Brown, Simeon Capt. to guard Cabot, John Doct. d. and f.

British prisoners, 502. 438.

Brown, John taken by the Cabot, Francis 504.

Dutch, 538. Cage to be erected, 229, 57, 89,

Brown, :Mr. Collector, 543. Calamities, 448, .52.

Buffinton, John 510, 5. Calef, Robert 311.

Bnffinton, Nehemiah 514. Canada, 228 — to be attacked,

BufTum, Joseph sen . and jr. 198. 98 — cost and loss caused by

Buflum, Joshua 198, 9, 203, 20, it, 544.

3.5. Candidates, clerical — rules as to

Buffum, Robert's will disallow- them, 1^8. ---for church when

ed, because its witnesses woiild admitted, 239,

not swear to its correctness. Cannon and stores for a fort, 15.

237. Canonicus, 86, 99.
Buffum, Tamson 217, 37. Canoes to be marked, 52G.
Buftum, Joseph's proposal as to Cape Ann settlement, abandon-
hay scales, 435. ed, led to settlement of Sa-
Biiffum, Mary 5\5. lem, 5.

Bulkley, Sarah 305, 10. Cape Ann, 114— Fishing plan-

Bulkley, Wm. 310. tation there, 21.

Bulkley, Wm. d. 545. Capitulation broken by the

Bull, Abigail 323. French, 452.

Bull, Dixey pirate 58. Captives, 340, 53, 74, 4-57.

INDEX.

>81

Cards & dice to be destroyed, 51.

Cargoes to be collected here,
11 — arrive in England, 35.

Carlton, Samuel Rep. 499.

Carlton, Capt. 456, 500.

Carnes, John 510, 3.

Caroline, Q,ueen's birth day
celebrated, 403.

Carrier, Martha hung 307, 8.

Carrier, Richard 311.

Carrier, Thomas 308.

Carson, John 282.

Cartel arrives, 504, 12, 6, 7.

Carter, Bethiah 304.

Cary, Nath'l and Elizabeth, 305.

Cary, Thomas to be ordained,471 .

Cash, Wm. 392.

Castin, Monsieur 380.

Catarrh prevails, 176, 92, 531.

Catechism, 131 — to be taught in
families, 207, 36, 51.

Caterpillars abound, 225, 9.

Cathcart, John 508.

Cats, wild, 387.

Catshamekin, 99.

Cattle, price of them, 61, 102 —
land for them, 29, 30 — brought
to Mass. to be taxed 267 —
price of them, 74 — perished,
82, 545.

Cavaliers, 154.

Cavalry of Essex divided, 2l5.

Census ordered, 158, 78, 445,64.

Cesar, sentence for poisoning
another, 322.

Champney, Joseph ordained,
394, 408, 82.

Chard, Hellen 294.

Charity scholars at College to be
aided, 187.

Charles I. 13, 50, 02, 3, 73,
114, 47, 9, 59 — observance
of his death proposed, 226.

Charles II. 54, 99, 114, 45, 8,
69,70, 203, 7, 9, 11— pro-
claimed, 12, 8, 25 — orders
persons to meet him in Lon-
don, 8, 71 — threatens the
Charter, 3, 5, 7, 8— d. 80, 8.
21

Charlestown to be aided in build-
ing a meeting house, 517.

Chart to be on copper, 351.

Charter, 7, — demanded byKing,
67 — considered void by him,
108 — demanded, 16 — 'Coun-
cil and House differ about
throwing it on the King's
mercy, 275 — proposal to the
towns lor its surrender, 6 —
declared, 8, 82 — superceded,
3 — new, 304 — to be defended,
77 — explanatory received, 81,
426 — its privileges, 66 — re-
stricted, 89.

Chase, Stephen to be dismissed,
440.

Chasteleux, Marquis de passes
through town, 517.

Chauncey, Charles 425, 52.

Cheever, Samuel 180, 258, 9,
64— ordained, 78, 335, 41,
62, 3.

Cheever, Ezekiel 235, 59.

Cheever, Ames ordained— sala-
ry, 363.

Cheever, Thomas 405.

Children of charity, 165 — rebel-
lious to suffer death, 76 — dis-
sipated not to be credited, 8 —
to be baptized, 212 — under
watch of the Church, 3 — to
be bound out, 44.

Chimnies, wooden, 522 — to be
swept, 37.

Chipman, John ordained, 361,
4, 406.

Choate, John 465.

Chocolate mill, first, 480.

Christison, Whenlock 222.

Christmas forbidden, 203 — al-
lowed, 71.

Chronology, manner of its for-
mer records, 73.

Chubb, Pasco broken and killed,
325.

Church formed here, 27 — on
Council at Saugus, 75 — writes
to other Churches as to deal-

582

INDEX.

ing with Marristiatcs and T)e.-
pulios, 0, 'Jo — trouble about
Mr. Williams, 7 — i><^piose»lcd
on Council at Coucord, 104—
in Synod, 10 — not in Synod
at first, 74 — but afterwards, 7
— its members at Bass River
desire to be set ofT", iJ2 — on
Council about difiiculty be-
tween Boston and Ipswich
churches, Ol—ifs Bass River
members released, 5, 229, 80
—on Council to advise fnsl
Church ot Boston, 6— -to form
third church of Boston, 7,8—
to advise Newbury church, 8
— to dismiss members to jMar-
blehcad church, 78 — to Vil-
lage church, 9G— to form mid-
dle precinct church, 356 — to
dismiss members to the East
church, 67— -its oirganizaliou
commemoi'ated, 92 — called
confederate, 427, 30, 54 — re-
called first church, 9 — dis-
misses members to North
church, 401.

Church, another attempted to be
formed here, 24G.

Churches here inefTectually try
for reconciliation, 427.

Church. East fosmed, 307, S,
80.

Church, third, 4G2 — becomes
Presbyterian, 7G — some of
them withdrawn, 85 — sece-
ders from ])r. VVhitaker are
called tliird church, 93 — his
church became congregation-
al, 519, 20.

Church, North setoff, 481.

Chiitches desired to form rides
of disci[)line, 7.5 — discussions
of, 104 — to deal with their
members, who delay to be-
come freemen, 58 — dissen-
sions, 75, 9.3, 9, 203— have
power to settle their ministers,
322.

Church and Stale, 129.

Church members refusing to take
oath of freemen, 177.

Church, Benjamin 251, 94, 325,
3S.

Circular as to relieving general
government, 516.

Churchwell, Sarah 305.

Clap, Roger 220.

Clark, John 184.

Clark, VVm. to keep an ordinary,
lOG, 8, 71,2,5.

Clark, Peter, 302, 3 — ordained
— salarv,,4,85. G,,108, 1I,G.

Clark, Wm. o90.'

Clark, John 410, 5.

Clark, Richard manufacturer of
guns, 420.

Clark, Peter 421,5, 9 43,7,8,
51 and f. 62, 72.

Clark, Gcdney gives corn to the
poor here, 439.

Clark, Hannah aged, d. 477.

Clavboards for clapboards, 25G,
541.

Clearances of vessels, 374, 43G,
74, (), SO, 2, 94,520.

Clergymen to be maintained at
the common charge with ex-
ceptions, 47 — they advise,
that, if a Gen. Governor for
N. E. be sent over, his au-
tlioiitv be not allowed, .73 — to
ha consulled about laws, 8 —
who had been- settled in Eng-
land not to be considered as
ministers in Mass. until they
have a call, 105 — to be hon-
orably maintained, 90, 20G —
freed from rates, 39 — suffec
from depreciation of paper
currency, 43G.

Clock put up in E. meeting
house, 483.

Clothes, leather 22.

Clothing, extravaj^ant, 215.

Cloyce, Sarah 303, and Peter, 8.

Coates, Eliezer killed 256.

Cobbit, Thomas 230 — his rela-
ti(m, 521.

Cockle, James Collector, 462.

liNDEX.

5S3

Coddiugton, Win. 87, 9.

Cue, .Curtis ordained, 50(3.

Coflin, Wm. killed, 5 IG.

Coin, 165 — current, t?6, 7 — not
to be transported, 90, '215/23.

Cole, John and Saruli oil.

Col man, Benjamin 358, 62, 7,
95, 451.

C.'olinan, John 378, 419,

College intended, 98, ll2, Sl-
its corporation, 50 — contribu-
tion for it, 65, 6, 9G, 248,, 60,
5, o'o5, 9.

Colours without a cross allov/ed,
95 — for the Province vessels,
498.

Comet, 223.

Cotnmissioners to marry people,
192— of the King, 222 -they
propose to abolish laws offen-
sive to him, 5 — break with
Gen, Court, 6 — recalled, 8 —
^o treat with Indians at Al-
bany, 432.

Connnittee, military for each
town, 2j0.

Committee of correpondencc,
477.

Commonage, riglitof, 336, 53, 7.

Commoners, 356, 7.

Company of Mass. receive a
Charter, 12 — agree that their
government be moved to N.
E. 35 — their letters about
Messrs. Browns, 6, 7.

Company military to train once
a week, 51 — to maintain its
Captain, 8 — to train eight
limes a year, 112 — divided
into two here, 245 — one form-
ed at Village, 59 — two made
four, 97 — one to be stationed
here, 497.

Company to trade with Indians,
131 — of adventurers, 72 — of
husband uien, 523.

Companies, Bank 402, 19.

Conant, Roger, G, 7, 48, 57, C5,
119,220, 34, 68, 525,6.

Conant, Roger jr. 127 — first
born of Salem, 256.

Confession of faith, 17 7,84,266.

Congress of Colonics, 465, 89
— provincial fortncd here, 91 —
who -resolve that the peopl«
prepare for war, 3, 5.

Consociation of Churciies, 214.

Constables, cho-scu — to stand,
253.

Constitution of State to be con-
sidered, 502 — disapproved,
3.

Contribution for ministry, 125 —
for King's fleet, 230 — for
King's masts, 3 — for sufferers
by Indians, 50 — for poor each
Sabbath, 9 — for captives, Gl
— for French Protestants, 83,
4 — for captives, 302 — by Con-
necticut for poor here, 330, 3,
U — for propagating the Gos-
pel, 67 — for schooling poor
children, 43G — for a captive,
45 — for Boston — for sufferers
here by fire, 92 — for poor
hete by Friends, 7, 9, — for
ministry, 537, 41, 4.

Convention, clerical — send a
couniiittee to General Court
about litigated land, 416 —
divided as to revival of reli-
gion., 254

Convention in Boston, 473 — at
Ipswich advise uon-compli-
ance with late infringements
on the charter, 90.

Cook, Mary admitted to the
church at her house, 369.

Cook, Elisha 370.

Cook, Capt. 505, 14.

Copeland, John 195, 6.

Copper mine,, 180.

Corn not to be transported with-
out license, 48 — to be current
for debts, 56, 7G — brought
irom Virginia, 523.

Coinhill, Samuel granted land
to sow hemp, 529.

.534

INDEX.

Coiy, Giles, 303, 4 — pressed to
dualli, 8, 348, 54.

Cory, Martha 303, 8— hung, 9
— her excomniunicatioii re-
called, 37,5J4.

Colla, (not Gotta) Robert 172.

Cotton, John, GO, 3, 4, 94, 7,
102, 1J,24, 6, 53, 84,207—
preaches here, 526.

Council about Mr. Nicholet,247
— at Rowley, 51 — at Salisbu-
ry, 5 — at Rowley, G4— at Vil-
lage, 321— at Boston, 69 — at
Reading, 81 — at Ipswich, 5 —
at Lynn, 94— -for part of first
church, 400, 4 — for ordaining
Mr. Leavit, 9, 30 — at Lynn,
40.

Council of Safety addiess Wm.
and Mary, 293.

Council diiler with the House,
390 — their address rejected
by the Gov. 488.

Counterfeiter punished, 302, 57,
8, 456.

Court of Assistants, 40— to try
cases of life, limb and banish-
ment, 131.

Court, General to be held, 54-^-
rncct, 7— lent money to poor
here, 157 — proposed to be
held in every shire town, 72 —
decide that tiie English here
have a good right to tlieir
land, 87— when tomcet,219--
resolve to maintain their Char-
ter— their address to the King,
22 — decline obedience to his
order, 8 — vindicate themselves
from charge of severity against
other denominations, 346 —
meet in Salem, 87 — prorogued
—-charged with disloyalty, 92
r-with attempts to set the Pro-
vince against the King, 4,.5—
refuse to supply the Treasury,
402 — dissolved, 22 — meet
here, 88.

Court house to be built, S67.

Courts, Quarterly instituted, 97.

Courtship — rules for it, 177.

Court and Country, 457.

Cove near the meeting house,
542.

Covenants of Churches to be re-
newed, 280.

Craddock, Matthew 11,2, 37,
48, 64, 7, 523, 4.

Criminals, 517.

Crisp, Grace 142.

Croad, John d. 239, 331.

Croad, Richard 201— d. and f.
96.

Crocker, Edward killed, 544.

Cromwell, 99, 116, 23, 40, 3, 4,

08, 9,85,7,90, 4,203, 9, 18.
Cromwell, Richard 109, 203.
Cromwell, John 243— d. and f.

334

Cromwell, Phillip d. 315.

Crops, scanty 222.

Cross cut out of the Salem en-
sign, 72.

Crouch, Mary concerned in
priming tlie Gazette, 509.

Crowel, Capt. 515.

Crowniushield, John d. and f.
468.

Cuifee, a negro killed, 410.

Cummings, Wm. 111.

Currency to be valued, 505.

Curwin, George 177, 204, 5, 16,
25,7,9,30, 1,3,4,7,8,41,
3, 3, 50, 1, 3, 60, 2, 74™liis
house robbed, 0, 7 d. and f.

9, 95, .534, 5, 40.
Curwiu, Elizabeth d. 233.
Curwin, George 30G, 8, 23— d.

and f. 7, 6G.

Curwin, John 245, 8, 62 — d.
74,9.

Curwin, John 299.

Curwin, Jonathan 277, 9,92, 5,
6, 7,8, 300, 1,5, 10,5,6,
21,4,30, 2,5, 42, 54,6,8,
G4 — d. and f. G.

Curwin, Georore 350, 3 — ordain-
ed, 8, 60,2,13— d. and f 4,400.

INDEX.

585

Curwin, George d. 432.

Cusliing, Thomas 4b'J.

Cutler, Timothy, 4l6.

Cyder not to be made Brandy,
501.

Bailee, Teter 357.

Dalton, Timothy 130.

Dancing at Taverns forbidden,
183.

Dane, Francis 323.

Danford, ensign, 72, ill.

Danvers set off as a town, 451,

Darbie fort, 104. 26, 8—on Mar-
blehead side, 2g0.

Dark day, 607.

Dasting, Lydia&Sarah, 304, 11.

Davenport, John 12, 4, 236.

Davenport, Richard 100, 2, 5,
8, 13, 21, 3 — chosen to com-
mand the Castle, 64.

Davenport, Addington 4iG.

Davis, James 328.

Dauphin of France's birth cele-
brated, 515.

D'Aulnay, 160, 6, 73._

Deacons ordained, 'z85.

Dean, Capt. 500.

Dean, Thomas aged, 544.

Dcatlis, 474, 6, 9, 80, 2, 5, 520.

Declaration as to Brattle street
church disai)proved by Messrs.
Higginson and Noyes, 333.

Declaration of Independence,
499.

Deer to be preserved, 418.

Deniersof the Gospel to be fined,
173--of the Scriptures to be
punished, 86.

Delegates to meet here, 155, 6,
60 — to Congress, 489.

Denison, Daniel of Ipswich, 199,
243,50, 1,4.

Deputies to General Court first
chosen, 65 — of Salem called
to an account for letters of
church here, 81 — to be chosen
annually, 152 — their horses
supported, 73, 8 — of Salem
dissent, 82, 3 — to be ortho-

dox, 90~-to vote for greater
liberty to those not church
members, 2 1 8, 538.

Derby, Roger d. and f 330.

Derby, Richard 437, 40, 5,50—
d. and f. 519.

Derby, Richard jr. 475, 7, 8, 9,
80, 1, 3, 8, 91, 4, 5, 8, 9.
501, 3— d. and f. 12.

Derby, Elias H. Rep. 496.

Deserter punished, 373.

Desire, ship, built at Marble-
head, 100, 9, 20, 7.

Detachment for Canada, 496.

Device on seal of Mass. Colony,
12.

Dcvorix, John, 229.

Dewing, Josiah soldier, aided,
462.

Dexter, Thomas 52, 3, 174

Dickerson, Philemon has land
for a Tannery, 122.

Difiiculty about Mr. Nicholet,
248, 9— in first church, 400,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

Dike, Anthony 523.

Diman, James ordained, 413, 25,
G2, 76, 80, 519.

Discount on rates, if paid in cash,
259, G3.

Dispatches, French, for Con-
gress, 514.

Distilling, 180, 286, 414, 71, SO.

Dixy, Wm. (not John) 126, 63,
71, 232— his testimony, 68,
84.

Dodge, George jr. 504.

Dogs to be hung for killing
sheep, 179.

Dogs and cats to be buried, 449.

Dolibar, Wm. and Ann, 305, 50.

Doty, Samuel and crew, 383.

Dover about to come under Mass.
124.

Dounton, Wm. 284, 310, 540.

Downing, Emanuel 59, 72, 113,
15,21,3,7,8,9, 30, 51,2,
3,62.3,5, 6, 73,8,9,80, 1,
2, 3, 5. 252, 356, 529— hirs
letter about the Gortonist:^, 31 .

J86

INDEX.

Downing, George 15G— notice

of him from OS to 70, 531.
Downing, Ann 252.
Dowse, Joseph surveyor of port,

45G, 63,
Drake, Francis schoohuastcr,

359.
Dress, costly 117 — laws about it,

23, 85— fines for it, 7 — cen-
sured, 250.
Drinking healths forbidden, 123

—health of King, 459,60.
Driver, Wm. 28G.
Droughts, 215, 29, 81, 430, 8,

52, 9, 547.
Drowned, five persons, 72 —

seven, 470--ten, 84.
Drunkards to be punished, 26—

not to visit Taverns, 240, 539.
Drunkenness, means to lessen it,

484.
Dry dock, 231.
Duck coy, 115.
Dudley, Thomas 0, 39, 49, 95,

7, 123, 03, 7, 24 1 , 320, 523, 6.
Dudley, Joscpli 282, 3, 92, 320,

30, 13, 4, 00.
Duelling — punishment of it, 308

— death, 87.
Dummer, Jeremiah 349, 59.
Dummer, Wm. 370, 7, b, 81, 3,

4, 5, 0, 94.
Dunbar, Asa 480 — ordained, 1

— dismissed, 504.
Dunn, Capt. 5! 4.
Dunton, John 346, 9, 05, 75.
Dustan, Hannah 327, and

Thomas 98.
Dutch ship arrives, 78— fleet

turned from the coast 220---

ship lost, 519.
Duties on merchandise, 382 —

on Molasses unpopular, 456,

7 — on Sugar, 03 — on various

j^oods, 4— new, 70--on Hum

and AVine, 517.
Dyer, Mary 204, 0.
Dyer, Wm. 282.

Eagle, ship named Arabella in
honor of Mrs. Johnson, 25.

Eames, Rebcckah 308, 9.

Earl of Bclhunout, 332— d. 5.

Earthquakes, 114. 217, 385, 6,
447, 57.

Easty, Mary 303, 4, 8— hung 9.

Eclipse of sun, 509.

Edson, Samuel moves away, 5:} I .

Edwards, Thomas 101.

Eight Nations, 377.

Elder used for Rev. 28.

Elders meet with General Court
as advisers, 223— to advise on
public difficulties, 81.

Elders, Ruling chosen, 29, 207,
412, 44, 76, 81,2, 98,518,9,
21.

Election day disorderly, 471.

El ford, John 122.

Elkins, Capt. vessel lost, 457.

Ellinwood, Benjamin punished
for manslaughter, 400.

Elliot, John teaches Indiane,
176, 87 — encouraged to print
Indian catechism, 9 — his
ChristianCommonwealth,2l 1,
511.

Ellis Francis, 314, 35.

Elvins, Richard 127.

Embargo, 296, 8, 30O, 39, 420,
45, 6, 53.

Emerson, John ordained, 219,
323, 38.

Emerson, John 32.5,

Emerson, John to keep the
Grammar School, 332 — d . 54,

Emisirants arrive, 6, 15, 41, 01,
9,-264.

Emory, George d. 286.

Endicott, John 7, 8, 9, 10, 1, 2,
3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 20, l~to pur-
chase Indian title to land, 2,
3, 5, 6, 7, 34, 0, 7, 40, 0—
sfcond marriage, 7, 9, 50, 2
3, 4, 6, 7, 03, 4, 7, 8, 74,—

INDEX.

587

to answer for defacing cross on
Salem colours, 5, 7 — arraign-
ed for letters of the church
here, 80, 1, 94, 8 — commands
expedition against the Pc-
quods, 100, 2, 5, 8, 11, 3, 9,
20, 1 , 4, 30, 52, 3— Deputy
Governor, 54, 6, 7, 9, 60, 1 —
Governor, 2 — Maj. General, 7,
8 — Commissioner, 73, 4, 8, 9,
SO, 1,2, 3, 6, 8,9, 91, 4, 5,
8,9, 206, 11— leaves Salem
for Boston — d. 23, 33, 4 — his
widow has an annuity, 39,
521,2, 4,5, 39.

Endicott, John jr. 206.

Endicott, Zerubabel 192,223,5,
61— d. and f 7G.

Endicott, Elizabeth 261, 76.

Endicott, John d. 334.

Engine company excused from
juries, 444.

Enolish, Mary S03, 4, 8.

English, Phillips 303, 4, 8, 34,
9,51, 403— d. 18.

Enlistments, short, injurious,
509.

Enon, 83 — set off and called
Wenham, 158.

Epes, Daniel 238, 75, G, 7, 331,
45,57,9, 60,2, 72, 3— d. and
{. 5, 539, 41 — had been chap-
lahi in ths army, 47.

Epes, Martha 357, 75.

Epes, Daniel 375, 7, 8, SO, 2,
4, G, 91, 6, 8, 9, 404, 10, 1,
9, 421, 3, 4, 6, 44, 6, 9— and
f. 51.

Epes, Wm. 458— d. 65, 6.

Episcopal worship here, 34 —
church built here, 493 — apply
for a missionary, 11, 31.

Episcopalians, 225 — petition for
relief, 397, 416.

Essex, 158 — thought of for scat
of government, G3 — voted by
Deputies to be divided — but
this vote was disallowed by
the Governor, 315.

Essex Lodge chartered, 504.

Estates to be valued, 65 — in
England to be taxed, 121,3—
fell, 30 — abroad not to be
taxed, 1, 78.

Estis Matthew, 272.

Exchange, 337, 57, G3, 76, 89,
95, 414, 22, 37, 61, 502, 4,
7,9.

Excise, 382 — on carriages, 414.
42, 4 — on wine and spirits in
families, 8.

Excise bill unpopular, 444.

Excommunicated persons order-
ed to reform and rejoin their
churches, llG.

Excommunication for witch-
craft, recalled, 354 — of the
first church, 408 — recalled,
430.

Expedition against N. Scotia,
297 — French and Indians,
338 — Canada, 51 — Port Roy-
al, 2, 78— Cuba, 418, 9—
Louisbourg, 28, 9— Canada-
Crown Point, 32, 6, 46— Pe-
nobscot, 505— Tortula, 14.

Experiments in Electricity, 479.

Extortioners by threats, 438-—
Law against them, 9.

Eyre, John 292.

Factions as to RIessrs. Winthrop.

and Dudley, 95.
Factory of glass here, 152.
Fairbanks, Richard Post master,

125.
Fairbanks, Jonas charged with

wearing sreat boots, 188.
Fairfax, Wm. 403.
Fairfield, Daniel's sentence, 154.
Fairfield, Wm. d. AS'o.
Fairs to be here, 115.
Falmouth destroyed, 497.
Family order and religion, 23.
Families of soldiers to be aided,

oOl, 3.
Famine threatened, 237, 83.
Farms taxed as separate jjlanta-

tion, 131.

588

INDEX.

Farmers desire to hire preach-
ing,227.

Farrar, Thomas 304.

Fashions — laws against them,
70, 450, 74 — ibr man and
woman to ride on one horse,
543.

Fasts, 70, 95, 103, 14, 8, 52, 4,
6,7, 71,5,84, 7,92,9,203,
10, 3, 5,6 — for suffering min-
isters in England, 21, 2, 3, 5
— for trouble witli the King's
Commissioners, 6, 8, 31, 41,
2, 3 — for Indian troubles, 9,
51,6 — that Charter privileges
may be continued, 02, 3, 72,
3,8,80, 1,2, 3,92, 3,4,5,
7,9, 301,3,8,25, 6, 37,8—
for effusion of the Holy Spirit,
9, 40, 52, 3, 7, Go, 73, 5, 6,
7, 80,402,20, 1, 7,8, 9,33,
5, G, 46, 8, 9, 52, 3, 9. 89,
94 — Continental, 6, 8.

Faulkner, Abigail 308, 9.

Felt, John 514.

Felton, Benjamin 237, .54.

Felton, Nathniel d. and f. 341.

Female fined for wearing man's
clothes, 443.

Fence — corn, 60.

Fenwick, 530.

Ferries — one fiorn Neck to Ca}"ie
Ann side, 102 — at N. point,
26 — to Ipswich, 88 — Winnisi-
met, 352 — South, 95— North,
414, 38, 518,26, 7.

Fevers prevail, 1 IS.

Fields, south, have gates, 835.

Fights, sea, 500, 5, 8, 10, 5,0.

Fines to be pai<l in corn, 128 —
for cutting down trees, 54.

Fires, 101, 66, 76, 228— orders
to be observed at them, 63,
331 — in Boston, 455, 69 — at
Montreal contribution for it,
72— here, 90, 1,532,41.

Fire club formed, 420.

Firewards badge, 427, 8.

Fire engine, 437 — given to the
town, 40 — another given, 1,
70, 4, 92.

Fish of the Colony, 30 — not to
be used for manure, 120, 6 —
carried to W. I., 359 — cod
staple of Mass. 447.

Fishery — shallops for it, 25 — en-
couraged, 103, 20 — its suc-
cess, 76, 238 — decayed, 353,
410, 37, 53, 60, 1, 71— aa
article of Treaty, 5l3.

Fish place at ^V inter harbour,
528.

Fisher, John Collector, 473, 4,
9, 82.

Fisher, Nathaniel officiates at
Episcopal Church, 513.

Fisk, John 112, 56 — preaches at
Enon — notice of, 7,

Fisk, Samuel 865 — ordained,
7, 77, 85, 6, 90, 3, 4, 6, 400,
1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9--kept out
of his pulpit, 10, 1, 2, 3 —
leaves his society, 429, 30 —
d. 77.

Fisk, Anna d. 457.

Fisk, John 500.

Fitch, Jabez 454 — ordained,
545.

Five Nations — present for them,
375, 7.

Flag of truce for Canada, 435.

Flag, Samuel Capt. of soldiers,
503, 18.

Fleet of King relieved, 242 —
French — dreaded, 327, 433.

Flint, Alice presented for wear-
ing a silk hood, 188.

Flint, Edward 294.

Flint, John's sentence for man-
slaughter, 250.

Flint, Thomas 294.

Flint, Benjamin 355.

Flint, Thomas Rep. 421.

Flint, Joseph 480.

Flucker, Thomas 487, B.

Fogg, Ralph 127, 53, 66.

INDEX.

589

Foot, Pasco d. and f. 240.

Ford, James school master, 462
— d. and f. 511.

Foreigners not entertained, 195,
539.

Forfeitures on Molasses, 456, 7.

Forgery — punishment of it, 339.

Forrest River's Indian name,
284.

Forrester, Capt. 500.

Fort at Boston worked on by
Salem men, 61 — moveable, 4
— one to be on Winter Island,
191, 227— on Marblehead
side, 99, 343, 53— Ann, 8,
404— Lee, 500, 24— Indian,
35, 41.

Fortification, 264, 327,419, 23,6.

Fortune telling censured, 433.

Foster, Ann 308, 9.

Fowl abundant, 51.

Fowler, Abigiail noted school
mistress, 479.

Foy, VVm. 390.

Franklin, Wm. executed, 164.

Franklin, Benjamin 479.

Freeman to aid in assessing
taxes, 178.

Freemen must be church mem-
bers, 54 — all of them meet at
Court of Election, 65 — pro-
posed that one tenth of them
elect the Rulers, 132 — special
meeting of them, 72 — no long-
er to meet at Court of Elec-
tion, 219 — conditions of being
freemen less restricted, 22 —
those desirous to become free-
men to hand in their names
to Gen. Court, 44.

French feared, 59, 398 — exclud-
ed from N. America, 461.

French Protestants, 283, 7, 302.

French neutrals, 447, 8, 9, 50,
5, 64, 9.

Friends, 192 — laws against

tiiem, 3, 6— punished, 7, 8, 9,

200, 2,3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 10,

3, 4, 6, 7 — forbidden to vote,

20, 2, 5, 6, 9, 30, 2, 3,
5, 7, 9 — laws against them
revived, 50 — their question
as to wearing hats in pray-
er time, 2 — prosecuted, 4,
7, 8, 66, 72, 89, 323, 42—
agree to have no tomb stones
or rails for their graves, 55, 7
— to aid in buying land for a
meeting house in Boston, 8,
63, 70, 88, 7, 425— to affirm
for an oath, 54, 537.

Friend, Capt. cast away, 510.

Frontiers threatened by enemy,
338.

Frost, John 451.

Frozen to Baker's Island, 474.

Fry, John and Eunice 311.

Fry, Joseph Collector, 440.

Fry, Peter keeps Grammar
School — salary, 440 — Collec-
tor, 2, 70, 1,90.

Fuller, Samuel comes to attend
the sick, 9.

Fuller, Daniel to be ordained,
476.

Fully, (p. 28) explained, 521.

Fund for two public vessels, 449.

Fund, ministerial — incorpora-
tion of it desired, 470.

Funeral solemnities for King
Wm. 336.

Funerals — order of them, 329,
36, 547.

Fur trade, 35.

Gage, Gen. 487 — comes hither, 8.

Gale, Wm. school master, 440,

Gallop, Benjamin 294.

Gamesters, tbrfeit, 176.

Gardiner, Christopher 55, 9.

Gardner, Geo. and Richard 198.

Gardner, Thomas Deputy, 110,
20. 61,2.

Gardner, Ann marries Governor
Bradstreet, 265, 326, 56.

Gardner, Ebenezer d. 281.

Gardner, Joseph 241, 2, 5. 6, 8
—killed, 51, 326,5a.

590 INDEX.

Gardner, John 24G, 537. George II. proclaimed, 384, 425.

Gardner, George 223, 46, 67, 81. George III. proclaimed, 456.

Gardner, Samuel 234, 6,47, 70, German emigrants, 439, 40.

2, 80— d. and f. 95, 537, 42. Gerrish Benjamrn first naval of-

Gardner, Richard 24t5, 308. ticer here, 271, 2— Cuilector,

Gardner, Samuel jr. 282, 301, 77,81,4,5,7,93,5,8,330—

6, 17, 28, 30, 4, 7, 8, 40, 4, d. and f. 50.

52, 6, 60, 74— d. and f. 8. Gerrish, Joseph ordained, 247,

Gardner, Thomas sen. 229— d. 58,87,341,58,60,2,3,7.

and f. 46, 52, 1)5. Gerrisl), Wm. 247 — d. 86.

Gardner, Tliomas jr. moves to Gerrish, Benjamin 356, 423, 6

Nantucket, 229,' 46, 543. — d. 43.

Gardner, Thomas d. and f. 322, Gerrish, John school master,

SB. -!24.

Gardner, John 345, 62,8, 70, 1, Gerry, Elbridge 497.

2 — d. and f. 4, 8. Ghatrnan, Francis' petition, 891 .

Gardner, John 421,3, 4,6,8, Gihhon's, Edward 99,123,51,

35,6,76. 2,521.

Gardner, Samuel 43S — d. and f. Gibhs, Henry 305, 66, 451, 4, 8.

74. Gibbs, Henry 444, 5 — clerk of

Gardner, Daniel 440, 51. the House 6, 9, 53— d. 4.

Gardner, Sylvester, 46(5. Gibbs, Gregory granted land to

Gardner, Jonathan sen., d. and make bricks, 534.

f. 520. Gilbert Thomas 183, 220.

Gardner, Jonathan jr. 499,500. Gingle, John 211.

Gardner, Henry Receiver Gen- Gloucester petition, 271 — pas-

eral, 494. sage made by tide through the

Garford, Jarvis 155, 61. beach there, 340, 1.

Garrisons for women, children Glover, Jonathan 484.

and aged, 230 — to secure far- Goats used commonly, 120,528,

mers, 52. Goll", John 37.

Gazette issued here, 472 — mov- Golf, Cliristopher 2S0.

ed to Cambridge, 94 — repub- Goldsmith, Richard killed, 540.

lished here, 509. Goldthwait, Thomas 104.

Gaskin, Samuel 198, 200, 5. Goldthwait, Samuel d. in service,

Gedney, Bartholomew 202, 60, 452.

1, 5, 6, 7, 71, 7,83, 5, 9,91, Gold rings given at funerals, 441.

2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 301, 5, 6, 9, Good, Sarah 303-hung. 6.

10, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21, 4, 5, 8— d. Goodale, Nathan on parole, 506,

and f. 9. 10, 4, 5.

Gedney, Eli 28.i. ' Goodhue, Benjamin 493 — d. and

Gednev, John 2S2-d. and f. f. 518.

9. 329, 528, 34. Goodhue, Benjamin jr. 507, 9,

Gedney, Eleazer and Ann, 826. 10, 4, 8.

Gedney. Wm. d. and f. 394. Goodhue, Wm. d. 515.

Gee, Joshua 405, 25, Goods payable for debts, 129,

George, Saggamore 180. 31 — profit on, 55.

George T.prochiimed, 358— d. 84. Goodman and good wife, 56.

INDEX.

591

Gookin, Daniel 281.

Gorges, Ferdinaado 9, 12, 47,

59, 109.
Gorges, Ferdinando 260, 6.
Gorton, Samuel's sentence, 161.
Gospel among the Indians, 365,

457.
Gospeller, wanton, 176.
Gott, Charles 27, 74, 113,32,

221 79.
Gott, Charles jr. 221.
Gould, James 4S2.
Governor and Assistants to be
chosen by General Court, 67.
Governor to reside near Boston,
191 — addressed byGen. Ct. for
the first time, 223 — voted for
first time by ihe people, 508.
<irafion, Joseph 121, 66,85,235

— d. 74, S2, 528, 38.
Grain, price of, 50, 4, 9, 61, 9,
128,30,55,68,78,90,9,216,
23, 31,67, 71,97,316,77,9,
82, 4,9, 94,8, 9, 407, 10, 1,
4, 20— scarce, 38-- not to be
distilled, 501, 30, 1.
Grants of ten acre lots discon-
tinued, 95.
Grasshoppers abound, 229.
Graves, Thomas 21, 2, 6, 48,

523.
Graving place, 215.
Gray, Robert imprisoKed, 237.
Gray, Harrison not to receive

taxes, 492.
Gray, Capt. loKt souse of his

crew, 513, 4.
Green, Joseph ordained, — sal-
ary,—330, 1, 5, 57— d. 60, 5.
Greenwich hospital, — duties paid
to it by fisherman, 474 and by
seamen, 548.
Greenwood, John's sermon ob-
jected to by General C^urt,
396.
Grievances of the people, 466-
Groton inhabitants, who had
been among the Indians thirty
years, 41 G.

Guard to be left in each town
while the freemen are at the
Court of Elections, 96, 102.

Gun powder treason for observ-
ance, 225 — commemorated,
470.

Guns carried to the Fort, 538.

Hacker, George 330.

Hadlock, Nathaniel 235.

Hair, long — forbidden, 181.

Hale, John 229— ordained, 30,
43, 53, 311,5,48.

Hail, Mr. 472.

Hall, Mr. 479.

Hamilton, Walter tried for mur-
der, 410.

Hammered money, 439.

Hancock, John 479, 91, 7, 508.

Harbour to be fortified, 227— to
be stopped against the British,
497.

Hardy, John 267, 72.

Hardy, Joseph sen. 543.

Harnet, Edward 198.

Harradan, Doct. 295.

Harradan, Jonathan's great bra-
very, 508, 16.

Hart, Elizabeth 304.

Hart, Benjamin advertizes the
running of a coach, 479.

Harris, George 526.

Harvard, John 112.

Haskell, John moved to Roches-
ter, 540.

Ilasket, Elias 250— Gov. of
Providence, 337, 540.

Hastie, James going to the Bri-
tish, 501.

Hathorn, Wm. 102,4, 10, 1,3,
4, 5,9,20,1,3,7,8,9,30, 1,
51,2,3,4,5,7,8,62— Speak-
er, 3 — Commissioner, 7,8,71,
2,3,8,9,80,1,2,3,5,6,8,
9,90,2,5,7,9,201,2,4,6,

7, 8, 10, 1,2,4,5--Assistant,

8, 25, 7 — ordered to London
by the King, 8, 9, 32— his

593

INDEX.

victojy over Indians, 55, 60,

1— d. and f. 70, 532, 4.
Hathorn, Eieazer 270 — d. and

f. 543.
Hathorn, John 212, 55, 65, 73

Assistant and Judge, 7,82,01,

2, 5, G, 7, 8, 301, 5, 6, 15. G,
7, 24, 5, 8, 30, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7,
42, 53— d. and f. 63, 542.

Hathorn, Ebenezer 353, 63.

Hats, cornered— fashionable,
399.

Haiighton, Henry Elder, 29 — d.
39, 52, 194.

Hawkes, Hannah 310.

Havvkes, Sarah 311.

Haverhill surprised by enemy,
345, 546.

Hawkins, Thomas pirate, 294.

Haynes, John 85.

Hay cut short, 438, 59 — pay for
weighing it, 81.

Hemp wild to be manufactured,
131.

Henchman, Daniel 253, SO.

Henchman, Nath'l ordained, 371.

Henfield, Edmund 270.

Henfield, Lydia aged, d. 4SI.

Hewson, Mr. 52.

Hibbins, Vv m. 130.

Hibbins, Ann hung, 192.

Hicks, Joshua Coroner, d. 452,
548.

Higginson, Francis 13, 4 — sala-
ry, 5 — plea for planting N. E.,
6,21,7 — describes the Colo-
ny, 30, l~d. 42 to 6, 67,
522.

Higginson, Ann's letter, 525.

Higginson, Francis, 46, 168.

Hicro-inson, John 99, 205 — or-
dained, 7, 11, 2, 4, 7,8, 9.
20, 30, 2, 5, 6, 8, 40, 3— tried
about Mr. Nicholet, 5, 6, 7, S,
•9,51,3,8,63, 5,7, 72,8,9,
81, 3, 4 — his testimony about
Gov. Andros, 90, 314, 5 — his
testimony about Salem, 8, 30,

3, 43— d. and f. 6, G5, 9, 530,
5, 6, 7, 9, 40, 1.

Higginson, John jr. 248, 52, 78,

90, 1,6,7,8,301,6,34,8,42,

9,51,2, 3,6, 7,8, 9, 60,5,

6, 7— d. and f. 9, 546.
Higginson, Nathaniel 343, 9.
Higginson, Nathaniel 355, 7, 69.
Higginson, John 3d, d. and f.

365, 6, 78.
Higginson, John 366, 79, 82, 6

— d. and f. 427.
Higginson, John 427, 35 — d.

and f. 91.
Higginson, Stephen 462, 5l9.
Higginson, Henry 507, 9, 10, 2.
Highlanders, a Regiment of

them, 452.
Hilier, Joseph 377.
Iliiier, Joseph 509, U.
Hilliard, Joseph 415.
Hilliard, Edward and David

building a Rope walk, 438.
Hirst, Wm. 315, 21— d. and f.

64, 96.
Hitchcock, Enos ordained, 480.
Hoar, Dorcas 304, 8, 9.
Hobart, Jeremiah and Joshua,

231.
Hobbs Abigail 303, 8, 9.
Hobbs, Deborah 309.
Hobbs, Mary 303.
Hobbs, Deliverance 304.
Hobbs. Wm. 803, 4.
Hobbs, Wm. 309.
Ilolden, Randal 161.
Holder, Christopher 195, 6.
Ilolgrave, John 65, 74, 5, 6,

525, 6, 7, 8.
Ilolliman, Ezekiel 88, 1 13.
Holiiman, Mary 122.
Holman, Samuel 4S2.
IloUingworth, Richard 299,

529.
Hollingworth, Richard 244, 5.
Hollingworth, Wm. 219.
lioilis, Thomas benefaction, d.

395.
Holmes, Obadiah baptist, 184,

532.
Holt, Nathan to be ordained,

451.

INDEX.

593

Holyoke, Edward ordained, 362,
406, 14.

Holyoke, E. A, 362, 500, 7, 18.

Hood, Hope 292.

Hooker, Thomas 60, 83, l32,
347.

Hooks and poles for -fire, 333.

Hooper, Robert 488.

Hoops, worn — reduced 447.

Hope, Indian slave, 121.

Hopkins, Daniel 476, 92, 5, 6,
501,2,4.

Horn, John 132, 97— d. and f.
79, 527.

Horses used without leave, 170
— price of them, 257.

Horse racing forbidden, 240.

Hospitals, 484 — one to be in
great pasture, 5, 7, 501.

Hounds to be brought from Eng-
land, 172.

House of correction to be built,
25 — ordered in each County,
191,277.

Houses to be built for ministers,
14.

House of Sep. charged with dis-
obedience to her Majesty, 342
— ask for redress, 5 — dissolv-
-ed, 70, 3 — disagree with Gov.
6— dissatisfied with their re-
moval from Boston — memorial
to the King, 88, 9 — reproved,
90 — invited to commencement
dinner, 429 — disallow a mem-
ber of their body to be taken
by a writ, 34 — resolve as to
their rights, 75 — prorogued,
7, 8 — remonstrates, 9 — meet
here— dissolved, 89.

How, Abigail 307.

How, Ephraim wrecked, 258.

How, Elizabeth hung, 306, 7.

How, James and Mary 307.

Hubbard, Wm. 157, 275, 8,
310, 48.

Hughes, Arthur bellman for the
night, 540.

Hull, John mint master, 18G,
215,30.

Humphrey, John 7, 47, 66, 76,
93,115, 21,56, 60,239,525,
80, 4.

Hunt, Thomas 84.

Hunt, Mr. 322.

Huntingdon, John jr. ordained
--salary, 462— d. 7.

Husbands, living in Mass. with-
out their wives, ordered home,
178.

Hutchinson, Ann 87, 99, 108,
10— banished, 1, 8, 34.

Hutchinson, Richard plougher,
107.

Hutchinson, Edward 419.

Hutchinson, Thomas Gov. 479,
83, 7, 8.

Idlers to be excluded from the
Colony, 25.

Illumination — spiritual — forbid-
den, 175.

Immoralities, 238.

Impressment of men, 70, 6, 251,
2, 324, 37 — of a man makes
great excitement, as a viola-
tion of Provincial lights, 71.

Incendiaries, 259.

Incest punished, 270.

Independence celebrated, 519.

Indians to have the Gospel, 11,
2, 4 — their claim to the soil to
be purchased, 22, 4 — an ac-
count of them, 31, 47, 51 —
feared, 8 — small pox destroys
them, 62,4 — troublesome, 104,
2 — their plantation, 24 — con-
spiracy, 55, 65, 71 — forbid to
powaw,5, 87 — war with them
— some of them to be educat-
ed at College — ^catechism for
fhem, 9, 206, 50— reward for
them, 2, 4 — when to visit the
town, 63 — where to live, 71,
92 — war with them, 4 — trade
with them,yi6— war, 8,21,7,
32 — combine at Eastward, 3,
42, 53, 5— some sold,60, 70,1 ,
4,7,9,81,3,5,419,23.6,8,

594

INDEX.

9, 32, 6, 40, 4"»"\var with

them, 6 — design to attack Sa-
lem, 521.
Indian town, ."519.
Indian Deed, 543.
Influenza, 457.
Ingalls, Ephraim 415.
Ingersoll, Richard, 527 — d. and

f. 31.
Ingersoll, John 265.
Ingersoll, George 265 — killed,

544.
Ingersoll, Richard cast away,

273.
Ingersoll, Nathaniel drowned,

273.
Ingersoll, Nathaniel d. and f.

367, 544.
Ingersol, Capt's stratagem, 515.
Inhabitants numbered, 257.
Inhabitants, original list of them,

548.
Intiholders and retailers here,

510.
Inoculation — excitement against

it, 487.
Insects devour, 438.
Instructions to Rep. 280, 2, 92,

350, 70,410,5,66, 75,91,9,

500,2, 5, 13,5.
Instructions to Rep. to Congress,

497, 8.
Instructors of schools to be of

correct faith and conduct, ISO,
Insurance office, first, 505.
Insurrection against Gov. An-

dros, 291.
Interest at 6 instead of S per

cent, 315.
Irish settlement, 371 — families

fled hither, 3— emigrants, 92,

440.
Iron and steel, 162.
Iron works, 167, 245.
Island in S. River, 543.
Islands — Baker and Misery —

sold, .395.
Ives, Benjamin Lt. of Province

Snow, 450.

.Tackson, John 101, 528.

Jackson, George Doct. 395.

Jacobs, George 304, 5 — hun<»,
7,8,10.

Jacobs, iVIargaret 304, 5, 10.

Jacobs, Rebecca 305, 10.

James, ship — arrives, 61.

James II. proclaimed, 280, 1,3
— confirmed the title of the
Colonists to their lands, 7 —
his kingdom invaded by the
Prince of Orange, 9, 324.

James, Wm. 122.

James, Joseph a hostage, 458.

Jeffries, Wm. 9.

Jeffrey, James jr. 436,8,40—
d. and f. 5.

Jeffrie's Creek to be a village,
127 — to be called Manches-
ter, 67 — road thither, 74.

Jeggles, Daniel taken by the
French, 295.

Jeggles, Thomas 231.

Jennison, Wm. ordained, 386 —
leaves his people, 113, 548.

Jesuits, law against them, 334,
545.

Jewett, Mr. Rev. 427.

Johnson, Arabella, d. 47, 522.

Johnson, Isaac 522.

Johnson, Francis ■532.

Johnson, Edward 241.

Johnson, Elizabeth 3l0.

Johnson, Elizabeth jr. 311.

Johnson, Stephen 311.

Johnson, John 266.

Johnson, Tiniothy 416,

Jolinson, Gen's victory, 446.

Jones, John S3.

Jones, Margaret hung, 179.

Josselyn, John 528, 37.

Journals of family employment,
24.

Journal of Louisbourg siege,
434.

Judgments on the land, 250.

Judges having salary of the
Crown are unpopular, 434, 6.

INDEX.

595

Judicial business lo be done in

the King's name, 216.
Jury, no trial for life without it,

65.

K.
Keift, Wm. Gov. 160.
Kempe, Joiin sold as a slave, 122.
Kempis, Thomas a to be printed,

237.
Kenniston, Allen 315, 531.
Kent, John taken by pirates,

294.
Kent, Richard olS.
Ketch Ejoing for prisoners, 317.
Kidd, Wm. pirate, 332, 545.
King, William 111, 204, 5— re-

nounces his connection with

the Friends, 1 1.
King, Samuel 494, 8 — killed,

508.
King, Daniel 530.
Kirman, John 523.
Kitchen, Robert, 294, 8, 9— d.

and f. 355.
Kitchen, Edward 459— d. 68.
Kitchen, John 534.
Knight, Wm. 183.
Knight, John sen. 531.
Knight, Walter, 268.
Knolles, Hanserd, 130.

L.
Lacy, Mary 308, 9 and jr. 11.
Ladder for each house, 162.
Lamb, Simon's son drowned,

4G4.
Lambert, Ezra captured, 295.
Land, price of it, 120 — for use

of ministry, 359.
Lang, Richard 498, 519.
Larkham, Thomas 130.
Larremore, Thomas 339.
Latham, James 484, 5 — defends

his practice, 7.
Lathrop, Thomas 128, 68, 74,

6, 7, 88, 216, 9, 20, I, 34, 5

killed, 50, 534.
La Tour, 73, 161 — his case tried

here, 3, G.

Lawe, Francis, 191.

Lawrence, Gov. 447.

Laws proposed, 78 — towns and
Elders to decide on them, 127,
52, 67, 73, 5— published by
beat of drum— 93, 208.

Lawson, Deodat to preach at the
Village, 274, 5— salary, 6, 85,
9, 543.

Leach, Lawrence 119 — d. and f.
215, 536.

Leach, John 216, 86, 440— set
off with Royal side, 3.

Leach, Richard 248, 59— d. and
f. 86.

Leach, N. a dwarf, 478.

Leader, Richard 180, 3.

Leather clothing, 464.

Leavit, Capt. 40, 59.

Leavit, Dudley's ordination, 429,
30, 6, 45, 7— d. and f. 59,
62.

Lectures, at Taverns, 61 — ex-
citement about them, 125, 7
— fine for not attending them,
80, 400, 13— to be in the
forenoon, 639.

Leddia, Wm. 197— hung, 210.

Lee, Thomas 416, 7, 8, 9, 20—
d. 435.

Legalists and Antinomians, 101,
2,8,11.

Leighing, Robert much excite-
ment about his impressment,
371.

Lenthall, Robert's trial, 120.

Leslie, Col's expedition hither,
493.

Letters, 22S — of House to the
Colonies, 471 — vote for it or-
dered to be rescinded, but was
not, 2 — subversive of govern-
ment, S3 — to General Court
by E. Norris and S. Sharp,
533, 4.

Leverett, John 186, 249, 62.

Leverett, John 345.

Lexington fight, 494.

Library here, 457.

596

INDEX.

Liddal, John 218.

Light house first in Mass., 356
— to be petitioned for, 479 —
cost, SO.

Lindall, Timothy 273, 328— d.
31.

Lindall, James 328, 31,66-d.
and f. 443.

Lindall, Timothy 331, 64, 6, 7,
8 — speaker of House, 70, 2, 3,
80,2, 3, 4,95, 415, 31— d.
and f. 56.

Lindall, Caleb d. 441.

Linen, premium for its manufac-
ture, 129.

Liquors not to be sold at military
musters, 263.

Lisbon destroyed, 447.

List of the original inhabitants,
548 to 52 — of members of the
first church, 52 to C— of its
members to form other
churches, 57 to 60 — of Epis-
copal society, 60, 1 — of Dr.
Whitaker's church, 1 — of Dr.
Hopkins' church, 1 — of jTradu-
ates, 1 , 2— of vessels cleared,
2 — of committee of correspon-
dence and safety, 4 — of Revo-
lutionary soldiers, 5 to 9 — of
privateers from, 9 to 71.

Loadstone sent from England,
529.

Lord, Wm. 120. 8, 62, 77, 85
— d. 24-?, &39, 40.

Lord, Joseph 325.

Lord, Benjamin 462.

Lord's supper once a month,
207, 57.

Losses by Indians, 258, 61.

Lotteries forbidden, 368 — for ex-
pedition to Cape Breton, 431
— to aid Mass. forces, 503.

Louisbourg taken, 429.

Lyford, John 6, 10.

Lynde, Benjamin 337, 42, 3, 6,
53, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 63, 7, 70, 2,
5, 7, 8, 84, 91, G, 404, 12—
d. and f. 28.

Lynde, Benjamin jr. 386, 7, 91,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,414, 5, 8,21,
4, 41, 4,6,9, 54,7,67,81—
d. and f. 511,8, 22.

Lynde, Wm, d. 442.

Lynde, Joseph d. of wounds, 510.

McGregor, James 371.

McKeen, James 371.

McSparran, 412, 6.

McGilchrist, Wm. 434, 80-- d.
507.

McDaniel, Capt. 502.

Macaj, Margaret aged, d. 476.

Magistrates chosen for life, 96,
128 — and Deputies sit apart,
62 — their travelling expenses
paid by the Colony, 237, 396
— and their- children have a
rrght to Gospel ordinances,
526.

Maine called Yorkshire, 187.

Males taxed, 261 — in town, 500.

Mandamus Counsellors to be
treated as enemies, 495.

Man of war for Salem station,
464.

Manly, Capt. 497.

Manning, 52.

Manning, Jacob 415.

Manning, Richard 491, 2.

Manniryg Nicholas Capt. of atif
armed ketch, 541.

Manufactures domestic, 167 —
foreign discouraged, 464, 70.

Map of the Colony, 225.

Marblehead, 30 — to be a planta-
tion, 76 — neck, 9, 96, 8 — to
fortify itself, 162— to be set
off, 80— distressed, 477.

Market weekly, 70, 525.

IMarine Society formed, 467.

Marriage to a wile's sister unlaw-
ful, 238— clandestine, 322 —
by magistrates, 530.

^larsh, Rumney James 284.

ISIarsh, John 534.

jMars(on, John 25 1, 65, 85, 642

INDEX.

691

Marston, Mary 310.

Marston, Maiiasseh 301, 17, 34
— d 40.

Marston, Benjamin 324 — d. and
f. 68.

Marston, Thomas captured,
328.

Marston, Benjamin 368, 84, 6,
92, 5, 435, 58.

Marston, Elizabeth d. 458.

Martin, Susannah, 304— hung,6.

Massacre in Boston, 479.

Mascoll, Capt. killed, 500.

3Iason, John 59, 260, 8, 9.

Mason, Robert T. his claim for
land from N. River here to
Piscataqua, 232, 73, S3.

Mason, Thomas pilot, 321,

Mason, Thomas coroner, 472.

Massachusetts Bay did not for-
merly include Salem and vi-
cinity, 34 — divided into four
counties, 158 — its annual ex-
pence in resisting French and
Indians — fort taken, 432 —
suspected by the King as in-
tending to be independent of
him, 74.

Massasoit, 254.

Massey, Jeffery 120, 8, 62— d.
256, 352, 525.

Massey, John 256— d. 352.

Masts tor the King, 538.

Match used for flints, 522.

Mather, Increase 105, 25,289,
360.

Mather, Cotton 264, 348, 9, 58,
62, 5, 8, 73.

Mather, Nathaniel d. 289,

Mather, Samuel 405, 9.

Mattapan or Dochester, 47.

Mattakeese or Yarmouth, 115.

Matthews, Marmaduke fined,
183.

Matthews, Mary to be sold, 379.

Maul, Thomas sentenced, 236,
66, 90, 323, 5, 55, 63, 4— d.
79, 538.

Maverick, Samuel 41.

Mayhcw, Jonathan, 381-— or-
dained, 435.

Measures to be proved, 77.

Mechanics' work, 48, 51, 81.

Meeting houses-— one to be built,
119, 77 — its seats distributed,
95 — to be erected, 238 — one
raised for Mr. Nicholet, 48 —
none to be built without leave
of the County Court, or of
Gen. Ct., 63, 6 — one to be at
the Vdlage, 334, 66 — new one
for Mr. Fisk, 411— for Dr.
Whitaker, 500, 27, 8, 9.

Memorabilia to be published,
241.

Men impressed, 545.

Menzie, John 383 — expelled, 4.

Merchandize to be valued, 233.

Merchants to sell liquor, 282.

Middle precinct have a grant of
land for their ministry, 352, 5,
and the Village becomes a Dis-
trict, 441.

Middletown incorporated, 387 —
church formed and minister
ordained there, 93.

Miles, John fined, 205.

Military stores seized, 290 — arti-
cles, 525, 6.

Milke, John sweeper, 537.

Mill erected, lOO— on S. River,
205 — to be on Forrest River,
409, 535, 7.

Miller's toll 97.

Miller, Ebenezer 416.

Mines — search for them, 131.

Ministers to be called by the
churches, 234 — meet here a-
bout sending an agent to Eng-
land, 546.

Mint house, 230.

Minute men, 494.

Miser, d. 412.

Mishawum or Charlestown, 9.

Missionaries for Indians, 17G,
372, 98.

Mob release two prisoners,
486 — do damage here, .501 ,

^98

INDEX.

Mohawks feared, 51.

Money and beaver not to be ex-
ported with a permit, 5G.

Money to be raised for soldiers,
450,4,5, 70,502, ;3, 7, 9,11.

Moody, Deborah disciplined 160,
239, 530, 1.

Moody, Samuel missionary, 372.

Moody, Major discharged, 370.

Moore, John to have a half peck
of corn from every family, 161.

Moorehead, Benjamin 415— rd.
24.

More, Richard 272, 99.

Morrison, Jonathan captive, 432.

Moitality— bill of, 503.

Morton, Thomas sent to Eng-
land, 8,24 — sentence, 47, 55,
9, 131, 05, 521.

Morion, Nathaniel's Memorial,
236.

Morton, Charles 34G.

Moses, Eliezer tide waiter, 459.

Moses, Henry 540.

Moiilton, Robert overseer, 25,
105, 11,71.

Moulton, Robert jr. (not sen.)—
d. and f. 220.

Mourning to be disused, 464,92.

Mr. and Mrs.— titles, 56, 523.

Murphy, Caj)t. 513.

Murrell, Sarah imprisoned, 304.

Muscles not to be made into
lime, 547.

Mutineers, 301.

N.
Nartagansets — expedition a-

gainst ihem, 17i.
Narraganset soldiers petition for

land, 398, 53(5.
Naumkeag or Salem settled, 6,

27 — its condition, 33.
Naval office — one in Mass., 259

in each sea-poit, .334.
Naval store? for the King, 313

—made in iMass., 40.
Neal, Francis sen. and jr. 265.
Neal, Jeremiah marshal, 29?.

Neck not to boused for goats, 74.

Ned— Indian, 185,532.

Needham, Anthony 198.

Needham, Capt. 517.

Negative vote yielded to the As-
sistants, 70, 159, 60, 86.

Negro slaves imported, 109.

Neill, Capt. 515.

Nelson, Thomas aged, 452.

Newhouse, Thomas 219.

Newman, Antipas, 220, 30, 58,
347.

News that the government here
were accused in England, 59
—that its charter was demand-
ed by the King, 67---that its
form was to be altered, 71, 8
— that emigrants from Eng-
land were stopped, lOS, 21 —
that the Scots were at war
with the English, 9'-that there
was civil war, 57.

New Style, 442.

Newton for seat of government,
49— its inhabitants desirous to
move to Connecticut, 69.

Newton, Thomas chosen Attor-
ney General, 300.

Nicholson, Joseph 20ri, 8.

Nicholson, Edmund 207.

Nichols, Robert 2C5, 6.

Nichols, Mr. 480.

Nicholet, Charles preaches here,
240, 1 , 3, 5, 0, 7, 8, 9— leaves,
53, 03, 348.

Noddle, drowned, 523.

Non-intercourse with Britain
voted here till the port of
Boston is opened, 4SS — advis-
ed by the House, 9.

Norman, John 242, 538.

Norman, Richard 20H.

Norris, Edward ordained, 127,
55, 73, 7, 84, 5, 8, 93, 0, 7-
d. 200 to 2, 534,5.

Norris, Edward jr. 127, 97, 202,
38— d. and f.'77.

Norris, Edward jr. 473, 501.

Norris, Edward jr. 474.

INDEX.

5d9

Norton, (^not Newton^ George

72, 127.
Norton, John 16G, 84, 91, 9,

201,2, 7, 14.
Nowell, Increase 47.
Noyes, Nicholas — sahiry,, 272 —

ordained, 5, 9, 302,15, 28, 30^

3, 5, 45, 6, 8, 50, 3, 8, 62—

d. 5, 40O.
Nurse, Rebecca 303 — hung and

f. 6, 9, 64.
Nutting, John 369, 89,93, 412,

24, 40, 4, 7, 56, 6L\ 73, 5,

81,2.

Oath of fidelity, 64 — of freemen,
5— of fidelity, 74, 186,232 —
of allegiance, 61, 539.

Occum, Samuel Indian preacher,
465.

Odd, Sarah deaf and dumb re-
ceived into the Church, 397.

Offley, Thomas Collector, 291.

Oflicers here, 102 — under late
government to cease, 496.

Oldham, .Tohn C, 9, 27, 99, 347.

Oliver. Mary 117 — prosecuted,
8, 528.

Oliver, Thomas 117, 535.

Oliver, Bridget accused of witch-
craft, 265, 303.

Oliver, Andrew sen. 4G5^ 83, 6.

Oliver, Andrew jr. 459, 62, 3, 4,
7, 9, 90, 507.

OIney, Thomas banished, 122.

On'filow, Arthur 426.

Order in the meeting house as to
boys, 540, 2.

Orders to be published on Lec-
ture days, 525.

Ordinaries — prices of their fare,
70.

Ordination at Lynn End, 369.

Organ first here, 425.

Orms, Capt. missing, 353.

Orne, (same as Horn) Joseph d.
437.

Orne, Timothy d. and f. 443.

Orne, Timotliy 443 — d. and f.

70.
Orne, Samuel d. 491.
Orne, Joseph 507.
Osborn, Sarah imprisoned, 303.
Osgood, John and wife, 311.
Os<food, Peter 358, 9, 64, 6, 7,

70, 3, 7,8, 93,4,407, 13— d.

43, 4.
Osgood, James ordained, 398.
Otis, James 457.
Overseers to employ the poor,

277 — of land, 525.

Page, Margaret to be transport-
ed, 177.

Page, Samuel Rep. 518.

Pain, Wm. and Robert l59.

Pain, Wm. and Co. for taking
porpoises, 418.

Pain, Thomas d. and f. 530.

Pain, Wtfl. 484.

Pain, Robert T. 489.

Palatines granted aid, 397.

PallVcy, Peter 6, 7, 48, 70, 4,
162-d. 219, 68.

Palfrey, Warwick d. aad f.
450.

Palfrey, Warwick 499, 502.

Palmer, John 290.

Palmer, Walter indicted, 48, 9.

Paper currency much depreciat-
ed— causes great distress, 426
— improved. 44.

Papillon, Peter 374.

Parish first recommended, 41 i.

Parker, Thomas settles at Ips-
wich, 66,

Parker, Alice 304, 8— hung, 9.

Parker, Mary 308— hung, 9.

Parkman, Deliverance, 275, 95
— d.360.

Parliament not to be declared
against, 163 — its right to tax
Matjsachusetts denied, 403.

600

INDEX.

Pairis, Samuel's salary, iiUU, 6,
;ju;3, 13,5, 0, 7,21, 1.

Parris, Elizabeth 303.

Parsonage house, 269, 535.

Parsons, Mary tried lor witch-
craft, 1S4.

Party spirit, 457.

Passage at Gloucester, 52S.

Pastoral visits, 232.

Pasturage on the neck, 359, 86.

Patrick Daniel, 48.

Paupers to be relieved by their
own towns, 424.

Pay signifies produce, 297.

Pay of Justices, 323 — of Rep.
and Council, 404, 14.

Peace declared, 329, 55, 7,43S,
9, 44, 61, 518.

Peach, John 299.

Pear tree of Gov. Eudicott, 52S.

Peas, Lucy a Gorton ist, 161.

Peas, John moved to Enfield,
273.

Peas, Samuel killed, '294, 6.

Peas, Sarah 305.

Peel, Jona.than 505.

Pemberton, Thomas 461.

Pembertoii, Ebenezer, 462.

Pen, James 77.

Pennicook granted to a company
here, 220, 358, 536.

Pence to be imported, 337.

People tied hither from Indians,
252 — many move hence, 4!J5

Pequods expedition against

<liem, 99, 105 — captives sent
to Bermuda, 9.

Percv, (not Perrv) Marmadukc,
125.

Perkins, Wm. 183, 532.

Perkins, Capt. 515.

Persecution in France, 331.

Persons — baptized in infancy —
diseiplineci by the Church, 24!)
— if pious and unable to attend
public worship, may become
members of the Church, 369,
70.

,Pest bouse to be built 435,

Peter?, Hugh 12, 83, 91, :». lOI,
2, 11 — overseer of the ('ol-
lege, 2, 3, 7, 9, 20-lelter to
Dorchester church, 1, 7, 30,
1 — notice of iiim from 132 to
51, 200, 79, 526, 7, 8.

Peters, Andrew ordained, 393.

Petition, 228, 99, 315 — for fort
soldiers, 45 — for damages of
witchcraft, 51 — for bridge
over Noddle's Island to main
land, 2 — for a township, 66 —
to King on grievances, 4S2.
Petitioners in behalf of John
Wheelright to be disarmed,
111.

Pew tax in Episcopal church,
4G9.

Phelps, Hannah admonished,
204.

Phelps, Nicholas 197, 9, 203,12.

Philip — Indian King, 90 — slain,
254.

Phillips, Mr. 119, 527.

Phillips, George's wife buried
here, 522.

Phillips, Samuel 275, 338.

Phillips, Mary d. 338-

Phillips, Samuel ordained, 338.

Phippin, Joseph 265.

Phipps, Wm. 298, 9, 304, 18,
27, 32, 403.

Phipps, (not Phillips) Spencer
Lt. Gov. 439, 47.

Pickering, John 104, 19.

Pickering, Wm. to command a
Province vessel, 344, 53.

Pickering, Jonathan's siiip yard,
235.

Pickering, John 24C, 65 — d. and
f. 317,542.

Pickering, John 358, 62 — d.
and f. 74.

I'ickering, Sarah aged d. -135.

Pickering, Timothy 374, 410,
— d. and f. 502.

Pickering, John jr. 475, 7, SO,

1, 2, 3, S, 91, 2, 5, 7, 9,500,
o 4 7 t)

INDEX.

601

Fickeiing, Timothy jr. 41)3, 4,

7, S, 9, 5U1.
Pickman, Nathaniel d, and f.233.
Pickman, Caleb killed, 404.
Pickman, Benjamin 426, 7, 8, 9,

31, 2, 4, 49, 61, 5, 70, I— d.

and f. 85.
Pickman, Samuel d. 4S2.
Pierce, Wm, 40, ol, 100, 9 —

his almanack printed, 20, 1.
Pierce, James wounded, 438.
Pierce, Benjamin killed, 494.
Pierce, John 248, 52, 62.
Pierson, Abraham 529.
Pike, Robert 255.
Pilgrim, John d. 344.
Pilots for Salem, 519.
Pipon, John 291, 539.
Piracy prevails — death, 244.
Pirates, 278, 80, 1, 93, 4, 332,

9, 63, 74, 7, 8, S3, 5, 460,

543, 6, 7.
Pistareens become current, 442.
Pitt, Wm. honored — thanked,

467.
Places assigned for curriers,

ciiandlers and butchers, 354.
Places for shops, 525.
Plague in London, 226.
Plaisted, Ichabod 368, 78, 82, 6,

44'D — goes to Crown Point, 7,

9, 53, 5, 8— d. and f. 60.
Plaisted, Ichabod d. — no gloves

nor rings given at his funeral,

546.
Plaistovv, Josiah loses his Mr.

523.
Plan of military exercise, 499.
Plantation desired by persons

here, 204 — at Casco, 66.
Platform church, 182 — ap-
proved by Gen. Ct. 4, 266,
Pledge for not buying Tea, &c.

477.
Plot to destroy the Royal family,

376.
Ploughing set up, 107.
Pneumatics lectured on, 476.
Poem by a young slave, 478.

Poland, Jacob stabbed, 460.

Poligamy — punishment of it,
317.

Poor house, 289, 331, 56.

Poor here granted land, 359 —
aided, 541.

Poor of Boston come hither, 496.

Pope, Joseph 198.

Popish plot, 262.

Porter, John 220, 33— d. 55,
530, 1, 41.

Porter, John jr. 226.

Port Royal to be attacked, 337.

Ports where vessels must unload,
273.

Portion — double — common for
the first son, 246.

Posse comitatus summoned to
rescue prisoners, 486.

Possession of property by "Turfie
and Twigg," 322.

Post offices — one in Mass. 124,
260 — proposed to be indepen-
dent of parliament, 487 — of
Mass. under P. Congress, 95.

Post-day, 346.

Post-man's charges, 245.

Post, Hannah, Susannah and
Mary 311.

Povey, Tho's proclamation,339.

Powars, Gregory 516.

Powder and guns granted to Sa-
lem, 230.

Powder kept in every house,
449.

Powder house to be built, 499.

Powell, Michael 188.

Powell, Wm's [)etition, 497.

Pownal, Thomas, Gov. 452, 5.

Poynton, Thomas' netition, 450.

Pratt, Capt. 512.

Prayer, at town meeting, 448.

Presbyterianism, 161, 73.

Piescott, Benjamin ordained,
357, 62, 408, 25, 9, 35, 51.

Present for the King, 259.

Price, Walter 166, 204, 5, 16,
23, 5, 30, 6, 8, 9, 41— d. and
f. 5,86,301,536.

602

INDEX.

Price, John 24G, 62, 92, 4, 5, 6,

7— d. and f. 301.
Price, Theodore d. 241.
Price, Walter 301, 45, 64, 78—

naval officer, 92 — d. and f. 5.
Price, Roger Commissary of

Episcopal churches, 31)7.
Price Act, 5G5.
Prices of articles, 385, 435, 69,

503.5, 6,9.

Prince, Richard 197, 210--d.
49, 514.

Prince, Thomas annals, 413.

Prince, Jonathan Doct. d. 446.

Prince, Jonathan Doct. d. 455.

Prince, John ordained, 506.

Prince of Wales' marriage cele-
brated, 411.

Printing press 120, 223.

Printing office — first one here,
472.

Prison to be built, 219, 33,74.

Prisoners, French 429, 35.

Piison ship where Americans
suffer, 517.

Privateers lost, 506, 8, 9, 11, 3,

4.5.6, 7.
Prize ship, 321.

Prizes arrive, 497, 500, 1, 2, 3,
4,5,6,7,8,9,10, 1,2,3,4,
5, 6, 8.

Probate business performed by
Gov. in Boston, 2S6.

Procter, Benjamin 304, 7.

Procter, Sarah 305, 7.

Procter, John 303, 4 — hung and
f. 7.

Procter, Elizabeth 303, 7.

Procter, Thorndike an Elder,
470.

Produce abundant, 462.

Profit allowed on goods, 62, 82.

Project for emitting bills of
credit, 402.

Property valued here, 504.

Proposals as to choice of Assist-
ants and Ciovernor, 48.

Protestants — French and Ger-
nian naturalized, 305.

Province loan, 373.

Prorincial affairs very critical,
452, 4.

Provisions scarce, 9, 42, 50, 8,
9, 96, 438.

Provisions not to be exported,
250— price of, 389, 94, 8, 9,
407, 10, 1, 4, 20.

Psalm — how read and sung, 547.

Publishment of intended mar-
riages, 123.

Pndeater, Ann 304, 8 — hung 9.

Pi'e, Jonathan d. 455.

Punishment of boring the tongue,
196 — for blasphemy — for de-
nying the Scriptures, 328, 9.

Putnam, Ann 303.

Putnam, John 245, 65, 82, 301
— d. andf. 75, 529, 41, 2.

Putnam Thomas 216, 69— d.
and f. 332.

Putnam, Jonathan 266.

Putnam, Nathaniel 298, 300, 3,
4, 5— d. and f. 34, 529.

Putnam, Jouathan Rep. 352, 6.

Putnam, Daniel to be ordained,
370, 7, 81.

Putnam, Israel (not Isaac) Gen.
417.

Putnam, Nathaniel Dea. d. 441.

Putnam, Ebenezor Doct. 492.

Purchase, Oliver 225.

Pynchon, Wm. 37, 132,4,525.

Quarantine for vessels, 177.

Ciuebeck taken, 455.

Ctuecn'sarms to be in the Court
house, 337.

Uiielch, John pirate, 339, 91.

Quit rents required of the Colon-
ists, 287.

Quota of men for Crown Point,
446.

Raddiir, Phillip 5 J, 9.
Hallo, Sebastian to be seized,
372— killed, 9.

INDEX.

603

Randell, Anthony Doct. d. 339.
Randolph, Edward 262,8, 7 J, 3,

6, 87, 8, 348.

Rates, 8, 48, 55, 6, 61, 70,2,
5,7, 82,96,100, 10,2,3,20,

8, 54, 68— for College, 220—
high for Indian war, 50 — paid
partly in produce, 9, 90, 7, 8,
300, 38, 44, 73, 82, 5, 6, 92,

9, 410,1, 23,4,7, 44,58, 81,
99,501,2,3,4,5, 10,5, 24.

7, 8,35,43,4,541.

Rates on cattle of Confederates
repealed, 542.

Rawson, Edward 212, 81.

Rea, Daniel d. and f. 216, 35.

Read, Thomas Col. d. 218.

Reasons for Independence of
Britain, 498.

Reasons for taking Pequod coun-
try, 527.

Records of wills, marriages,
births and deaths to be kept,
123, 70.

Records, public — burnt, 435.

Recruits for Pequod war, 527.

Redford, Charles, d. 302.

Redington, Thomas sick soldier,
450.

Reed, Wilmot, 308— hung, 9.

Reves, Jane, 122.

Refugees to be treated as ene-
mies, 496 — their property to
be under overseers, 7 — not to
return, 503 — their estates to
be sold, 6, 9 — measures to
prevent the restoration of their
estates, 18.

Regal Style altered, 345 — to be
abolished 495.

Regiments — three in Mass. 152
— to parade, 91 — one of Es-
sex to be divided, 2G7 — be-
comes three, 97.

Reimbursement to Mass. for ex-
penses in war, 439, 53.

Rejoicings public to be no longer
I)aid for, 370.

Rejoicing for capture of Q,ue-
beck, 455— of Montreal, 6
— of Havanna, 9.

Religion low in the world, 216.

Rents for Grammar School, 353.

Repeal of Stamp Act commemo-
rated, 469.

Representatives not chosen for
Gen. Ct. 495 — chosen for Con-
gress, 7,

Resolves of American and Pro-
vincial Congress to be execut-
ed, 492.

Rests, 524.

Retreat for women and children,
155.

Revival of religion, 422, 5.

Reyner, John 189.

Rice, Nicholas and Sarah 305.

Richardson, Addison commands
soldiers in the army, 507.

Riots on account of Stamp Act,
465, 6, 8, 9.

Roads — one from Salem to An-
dover, 229— to Blarblehead,
538— over Ruck's Creek, 43.

Robbery to be death, 458.

Robinson, hung, 204.

Robinson, John fined, 254.

Robinson, Capt. 510.

Robie, Thomas d. and f. 392.

Rogers, Ezekiel 181.

Rogers, John marshal 298.

Rogers, Nathanel 32S.

Rogers, John 328,42.

Rogers, John 342, 80.

Rogers, Nathaniel 385.

Rogers, Daniel to be installed,

4;;6.

Rogerson, Robert to be ordain-
ed, 415.

Roland, Capt. 501.

Rolfe, Benjamin killed, 345.

Roofs thatched, 522, 32.

Routes Susannah imprisoned,
301.

604

INDEX.

Rope walk erecting, 438.
Ropes, Samuel Deacon, 412.
Ropes, Benjamin Elder 476, 98.
Ropes, Jonathan jr. Rep. 488.
Ropes, Daniel treated severely

by the British, 506.
Ropes, Benjamin jr. Lt. 501,
Ropes, David d. of wounds,

514, 5.
Ropes, Nathaniel 445, 56, 7, 9,

67, 81, 4— d. and f. 7. 9.
Ross, James captive, 382.
Roundheads, l5l, 81.
Routh, Richard collector, 480.
Rowell, Thomas fined for not

attending lecture, 180.
Row, tarred and feathered,

473.
Royal, John 266.
Ruck, Thomas 205— d. 38.
Ruck, .Tohn 239, 45,6,98, 300,

7, 22— d. and f. 31, 537, 43.
Ruck, James 410, 76.
Ruck, Samuel 331, 40G.
Russell, Richard 178.
Rust, Henry Rep. 518.
Ryall side people and others to

have a meeting house built,

354.
Ryall-side set off, 443.
Rye first raised, 524.

Sabbath — rules for its observ-
ance, 22 — its violaters to be
watched, 164 — line for pro-
faning It, 89 — not to be trav-
elled on, 234 — not to be vio-
lated by T.iverners, 4-54.

Sack, 111.

Sagamores, John, 234, 319—
James, 319 and George, 284,
319.

Sailors cleared from the charge
of the murder of Lt. Panton,
who tried to impress them,
475.

Sakets, 525.

Salary of Gov. 337, 87,94, 5, 7,
9, 414.

Salaries of ministers to be made
up, 380.

Sale of boards and timber limit-
ed, 103.

Salem's quota for Pequod expe-
dition, 105 — its population, 7
— to obtain two drums, 71 —
bounds, 199 — its land paid for
to the Indians,284 — its houses
— its taxable polls and inhabi-
tants, 399 — granted a town-
ship, 409 — divided into four
wards, 49 — cleared from the
charge of favouring the British
and of cowardice, 96 — de-
pressed, 7 — vote that Gen. Ct,
form a Constitution, 500 —
some account of it 537, 47.

Salem Villag'Vs claim to Tops-
field land, 284.

Salmon, Samuel fined, 207.

Salter, Tlieophilus fined for at-
tempting to marry a young
woman without consent of her
friends, 189.

Salter, John pirate, 280.

Salt Petre to be made, 154.

Salt to be contracted for and
made, 191.

Salt works at Ryall side, 114.

Saitonstall, Richard 155, 6,
200.

Sanderson, (not Sanders) Ro-
bert, 230.

Sargent, Epes 424— d. 60.

Sargent, Paul D. 502.

Sassacus, 106.

Savage Thomas 228, 369.

Scalps, 379 — bounty for them,
434, 46.

Scarcity of wheat and flour, 215
—of bread, 357, 530, 46.

Scarfs not to be given at funerals,
379.

Schooling for poor children,
161.

INDEX.

605

Schools — public, 177 — a new

one, 354, 5 — donations to

them, 389, 404, 13. 424—

— scholars in them, 41, 82 —

what taught in Grammar

school, 541.
School house to be built, 455, G.
Scolds fined, 181 — and railers to

be gagged or ducked, 241.
Scotland Society for sending

Gospel to the Indians, 398.
Scott, Margaret 308— hung, 9.
Scouts, 301 — after Indians, 545.
Scriptures to be read in public

worship, 413.
Scruggs, Thomas 95, 8, 100, 2,

11, 527.
Sealers of Leather, 534.
Seal of the Colony, 496.
Seamen assessed for Greenwich

hospital, 403, 10, 548,
Searchers of Coin, 237.
Seats appointed in the meeting

house for persons according

to their repute, 544.
Sedgwick, Robert 235.
Seirs, Ann imprisoned, 304.
Seizures, 466, 9.
Selectmen to oversee disorderly

families, 154 — fined if absent,

210 — accompany constables

to prevent violation of the

Sabbath, 57, 534.
Sermon condemned by Gen. Ct.

396,
Servants released, 42.
Seven men, 534.
Sewall, Stephen 281, 94, 5,

301,29,30,9 52, 4, 6, 66,

71— d. and f. 81.
-Sewall, Mitchell 382— d. and f.

437.
Sewall, Stephen 381.
Sewall, Joseph 459, 70.
Sexton's fee, 195 — to call for the

minister on the Sabbath, 243.
Shaflin, Michael 171.
Sharp, Samuel Elder 21, 48, Si,

104— d. 94, 525, 30.
Sharp, Alice d. 231, 535.

Sharp, Thomas 49.
Sharp, Nathaniel 231. 316.
Shatiock, Samuel 196, 8, 9, 203,

13, 20, 35.
Shawmat — Boston, 27.
Sheehen, Bryan hung, 480.
Sheep to be increased, 167 — not

to be transported, 90 — infect-
ed, 350.
Sheldon, Godfrey killed, 544.
Shepard, Thomas 83, 267.
Shepard, Jeremiah 251, 67, 302,

57,
Shepard, Thomas 540.
Shimmin, Charles schoolmaster,

481.
Ship built here, 130.
Ship building, 231 — place for

it, 5.
Ship timber, 529.
Shirley, Wm. Gov. 422, 43, 9.
Shoes, square toed going out of

fashion, 415.
Shoe strings used, 415.
Shuffling board, 172, 6.
Shute, Samuel 365, 8, 71, 6, 7,

8,81.
Sibly, Mary 303, 544.
Sickness— mortal, 9, 39, 49, 50,

210, 3, 5, 42, 63, 97, 316, 8,

57, 65, 77, 545.
Sick from Canada, 544.
Signers off, 441.
Sign manuel of the King, 475.
Simpson, Frances, fined, 205.
Simmons, Thomas his great

bravery, 516.
Six nations, 432, 6.
Skelton, Samuel 11,\3,:4, 21, 8,

40, 8, 50, 2, 3, 7— objects to

an association of ministers,62,

4— d. 7, 164, 94— his servant

lost — his children, 324.
Skelton, Mrs. d. 51.
Skerry, Henry marshal, 227, 47,

544.
Skinner, Walter bell-man, 318.
Slander fined, 167.
Slaves and servants — laws about

them, 338

606

INDEX.

Slaves duty on them, 340,87. —
advertized, 476— not to be im-
ported, 83,
Slavery forbidden, 175— abolish-
ed in Mass. 508.
Slaves or culprits, 113.
Sloops of War to be built, 498.
Small, John apprehended, 197.
Small pox prevails 118, 229, 60,
1,2,6,82, 97,301, 37,53,
72, 3, 94, 5, 432, 42, 3, 63,
85, 500, 1.
Smith, Ralph 14, 5— preached
at Plymouth and Manchester,
9, 20, 50.
Smith, James 205— fined, 7.
Smith, John 198— disturbs an

assembly, 207, 54.
Smith, Margaret 204, G, 8.
Smith, James (not John) 239.
Smith, Mary 217.
Smuggling, 463.
Snelling, John 541.
Snow, great, 323, 40, 436, 61.
Soames, Abigail 304.
Society for sending the Gospel

to the Indians, 458, 63.
Soldiers, disorderly to be pun-
ished, 155-billeted, 298,9—
their families aided, oOO— to
be impressed, 33— to be levied,
71 — those in service 1690
desire compensation, 403 —
for Cuba, 22 — to be raised,
95, 7, 8— raised as guards for
Burgoyne's army, 501 — for R.
Island— for army — for Boston,
3, 5— for Penobscot — to join
D'Esting, 6, 7, 8, 9— for^R.
Island— for army, 11, 3 —
march to Haverhill, 46.
South v/ick, Cassandra 193, 6,

7, 9, 203-
Southwick, Daniel 197, 8— to

be sold, 202, 4, G, 27.
South wick, John 197, 8, 205.^
Soutiiwick, Josiah 197, 9, 203.
Southwick, Josiah 212,27,32,
5, 5^, 'l

Southwick, Lawrence 193, 6, 7,

9,203.

Southwick, Provided 198— to be

sold, 202, 4,6. ^'

Sow case, 159.
Spanish vessels to be captured,

417.
Sparhawk, Nathaniel 384, 94.
Sparhawk, John ordained, 412,

3— d. and f. 45.
Sparhawk, John 445, 70.
Speaker of House confirmed by

Lt. Gov. 382.
Spinners ordered in all families,

192.
Spirituous liquors ruinous, 419.
Spooner, Thomas fined, 205.
Sprague, Ralph, Richard and
William settle Charlestown,
9,26.
Sprague, Joseph 498.
Squib, Capt. his dispute, 41 .
Stackhouse, Richard 188.
Stagg, Capt. captures a vessel.

Stage through Salem from Bos-
ton to Portsmouth, 479.

Stamps for bills, 344.

Stamp papers, 465.

Stand ish. Miles 8.

Stanley, Thomas 98.

Stanley, Matthew of Lynn, fined
for gaining the love of a young
wonian without consent of her
parents, 181.

Stanton, Thomas 189.

Stanton, Robert 367 — ordained,
6— d. 84.

Staves, black for Constables,
248.

Steel, 143.

Stevenson — hung, 204.

Stevens, Capt. 456.

Steward, Antipas schoolmaster,
482.

Stileman, Elias sen. 216, 536.

Stileman, Elias jr. 216, 40.

Stockholders — their privileges,
35.

INDEX.

fi07

Stocks to be built, 195, 289,
384, 528, 42.

Stock proposed for buying and
selling corn in time of scar-
city, 546.

Stoddard, Anthony and Solo-
mon, 533.

Stone, John 126, 526.

Stone, Robert 208.

Stone, Robert taken by the
Dutch, 244.

Stone, Nathan ordained, 396.

Stone, Samuel 415.

Store house, 25.

Storm great, 79, 120.

Story, Isaac ordained, 4S0.

Stoughton, Israel 87, 105,

Stoughton, Wm. 310, 36.

Strangers not to be freely en-
tertained,1 10 — suffering, 300,
539.

Streets laid out, 467, 9, 71—
main to be paved, 83 — names
of them, 563, 4.

Strotig water sent over, 2G — not
to be sold without license, 60
not in an ordinary. 111 — per-
sons to sell it, 3.

Students to be employed, 175.

Suicides to be buried in the
iiigh way, 208.

Supper evening, 546.

Supplies for the army, 495, 6,
7, 503, 5, 7, 8,9, 11.

Suttonian method, 434.

Swearers to bs punished^ 26.

Swine keepers, 127.

Swine not to be fed on good
corn, 61, 76 — to be ringed
and yoked, 536.

Sminnerton, John d. 309, 544.

Symmes, Zechariah, ordained,
274.

Symmes, Wm. to be ordained,
453.

Symmes, Mr. ordained 545.

Svmonds, Samuel Lt. Gov. 159,
".219, 338.

Symonds, Francis 480.

Symonds, John 501.

Synod first, 110, 60, 73, 4—
result.Sl, 4,93, 214,5, 7, 63,
4 — allowed, 360 — forbidden,

80, 542.

Talbot slu^-arrives, 15, 35.
Talby, I^rothy, 109— hung, 17.
Talby, John 122.
Tanners only had traded in

hides, 241.
Tapley, John 459.
Tapley, Gilbert d. and wife, 546.
Tarrentines e.xcite alarm, 55 — -

attack Ipswich, 522.
Tavern set up, 110.
'J'axes, 175.

Taxable persons, 261, 72, 99.
Taxation without consent ofGen.

Ct. resisted, 287.
Taylor, Mary 311.
Tea licensed, 459 — ordered a-

way, 90 — licensed, 513.
Temple, (Thomas?) 212.
Temple, John 463.
Tempests, 231.
Thanksgiving, 42, 51, 7, 60, 9,

109,10,5,5!, 90,3,204,11,6,

26, 8,31,2, 7,43, 54, 9,87,

96, 301, 6, 16,23, 4,8, 31,

67, 77, 85, 429. 32, 55, 9, 60.
Thatcher, Anthony, 79.
Thatcl'.er, Tliomas 236.
Tliatcher, Peter's installation,

369.
Thaxter, Joseph 294.
Theatres forbidden, 440
Thief sold, 334.
Thirteen men, 527.
Thomas, James ship seized, 287.
Thomson, Maurice (not Merrice)

121,
Thomson, Archibald drowned,

529, 30.
Thornton, James his premium,

377.
Throat distemper, 411.
Throgmorton, John, 122.

608

INDEX.

Tide remarkable, 378.

Tide waiters, 459.

Tithingmen, 257.

Title of Mr. and Mrs. 523.

Tituba, an Indian, 303.

Tobacco cultivated here, 12 —
forbidden, 8, 54, 8, 70, 4.

Tomkins, Mary 222. \

Tonnage, 167, 264, 449.

Tookey, Job .310.

Topsfield, 179,83.

Toppan, Bezaleel d. and f. 461.

Torrey, Joseph 416.

Town to be built and fortified, 22.

Townsmen to attend meetings
in person or by proxy, 189.

Townsman factious, — disfran-
chised, 265.

Town house for a school and the
watch, 534, 40, 1.

Town agree to be taxed for the
ministers, 535.

Towns voluntarily without min-
isters, to be prosecuted, 360.

'J\)wnships — conditions on which
they are granted, 409 — one at
Narraganset had been set off to
Saletn, I I.

Town, Wm. 308, 544.

Trade with England free, 153 —
with ports of the King forbid-
den, o3 — articles of it, 5, 92
decayed — illicit, 343, 53, 7,
66 — to be stopped with Canso,
71— of Province, 97, 410—
illicit, 46.

Training field, 357.

Tiask, Win. 48, 70, 80, 2, 95,
■8, 100,2,5,8,20, 1,7,61,71,
t)^ 90— d. and f. 227, 523, 5—
petition for Pequod land, 30.

Trask, Mary imprisoned, 204, 8.

Tinsk, Heury 198, 254.

Trask, Samuel captive, 380.

Tra.sk, John 5 57.

Treasury public, 397, 9, 400, 3
— much trouble about suj)-
plying it, 3, 17,8,9 — of State,
510.

Trial by jury in Admiralty Court
not allowed to Mass. 466.

Troops to aid against the Dutch,
222— of N. E. their part in
the capture of Louisbourg mis-
represented in England, 431,
4 — for eastern frontiers, 40 —
British come hither, 89—
march to Court house to pre-
vent choice of delegates, 90
march to Boston, 1 — come
hither from Marblehead to
seize military stores, 3.

Truck masters, 386.

Truth held forth, 323.

Tucker, Samuel 511.

Tufts, John 334, 406, 546.

Turner, Nathaniel of Saugus, 9S.

Turner, Robert 185.

Turner, John 260 and f. 7,
302.

Turner, John 267, 335, 9, 45,
d&, 63, 72, 4, 8, 84, 95, 6, 8,
414, 8, 9, 21— d. and f. 2,
40, 545.

Turner, John Rep. 451, 3.

Turner, John 510.

Twelve men, 527.

Tyler, Mary and Hannah, 310.

Underbill, John 48, 84.

Uniform for Province vessels,
498.

Union of Colonies proposed, 156
— formed, 8 — of Provinces vot-
ed, 435, 45.

Usher, John 2S8.

Vane, Henry 95, 7, 99, 108, 525.

Vans, Wm. 491, 514.

Veils left off, 64.

Venison— its sale restricted, 111.

Venner, Thomas e.xecuted, 209.

Veren, Jane prosecuted 118.

Veren, Hilliard 197 — officer of

customs, 220, 64, 5-»-d. and

f, 75, 53.5.

INDEX.

Veren, Hilliard jr. 246, 75, 360.

Veren, Phillip 275, 526.

Veren, Phillip 219, 20.

Veren, Nathaniel 331.

Veren, Richard 534.

Version of Tate and Brady, 431
— to be sung, 42.

Very, Jonathan 439.

Vessel goes hence to Fayal, 156.

Vessels — foreign— to pay for ton-
nage, 229 — taken by French,
95 — must have a pass from
the Fort, 328--captured, 455,
6, 8 — armed against the Bri-
tish, 97 — overset 523— sprung

Walter, William 459.

Walter, Nehemiah 407.

Walton, Wm. 127, 80, 232.

Walton, Shadrach, 376.

Wampom — its trade farmed out,
100— its price, 28, 31— cur-
rent, 79 — not to be received
for rates, 81, 99.

Wanton, Wm. 402.

War— against French, 228 —
against Dutch, 41 — Phillip,
9— French, 96, 318, 24, 36—
Indians, 75, 7 — vote that it
be carried on with less cruelty,
408— against Spain, 18, 21 —

J - - _--- I Q -_ -^ _j J — , —

aleak, 8 — rigged as schooners,^i^ French, 4, 5, 6, 7 — Indians,

r%<y}<jCA/^ > ^^€^.-5^. 9, 36, 46, 9, 53— Spain, 9.

Victory over Frencli, 4So,53— Ward, Nathaniel 73, 124, 52

over Gen. Burgoyne, 501.
Village granted, 119 — enlarged,

24 — another granted, 59—

called New Meadows, 71 —

called Topsfield, 9.
Violators of non-importation

pledge, 478.
Virginia's Resolutions against

the Stamp Act, 482, 3.
Voters qualifications, 450.
Voting with Corn, 267.

Wadsworth, Benjamin ordain-
ed, 482.

Wait, Richard, 225.

Wake, Wra. presented for living
away from his wife, 184.

Walcott, John, 525.

Walcott, William 122.

Walcott, Henry 301.

Walcott, John to go against the
enemy, 298.

Walcott, Jonathan 269, 94.

Waleott, Jonathan Rep. 394.

Walcott^ John Rep. 414 — d. and
r. 34, 5.

Walcott, Josiah 322, 32, 5, 9,
42, 5,51, 73, 4,6— d. 91.

Waldo, John killed, 460.

Wales, John and Nathaniel 265.

Ward, Samuel 227.

Ward, Joshua 434, 64, 82.

Ward, Miles jr. 447.

VVard, Miles 457— d. 64;

Ward, Nathaniel d, 473, 4.

Ward, Benjamin jr. 94, 500.

Ward, Richard 498.

Ward, Daniel 499.

Ward, Samuel 502, 4, 7, 9, 10,
2, 8.

Ward, drowned, 530.

Ward, Joshua 539.

Wardwell, Samuel 308— hung,9.

Ward well, Mary and Sarah .311.

Wareing, John's spinners, 543.

Warren, Mary 303, 4.

Warren, John ordained, 399,
408.

Warren, Admiral 432, 3.

Washington, George 497.

Watch house, 102,

Watchmen, 99.

Watch in meeting house, 129 —
against Indians, 233 — agains,t
thieves, 76, 372, 4 — to keep
order at Election here, 91,
536, 41,2.

Watches and wards, 128j 55,71.

Waterman, Richard to be ban-
ished, 113, 526.

Way, Wm. and Aaron 325.

610

INDEX.

Way, Henry 523.

"Webb, Francis, 37 — his mill,
100.

Webb, John 290.

Webb, John's widow aged d.4So.

AVebster, Samuel 452.

Weights and measures to be uni-
form, 174.

Weld, Thomas 130, 5, 7.

Weld, Daniel Doct. d. and f.29S.

AV eld, Edward Doct. d. and f.
336, 545.

Wells— public, 431, 92.

West, John 2S6.

West, Benjamin killed, 495.

Westcoat, Stukely 113, 22.

Weston, Francis, C5 — to be ban-
ished, 113 — his wife, 4, 61.

Wetmore, Wm . Rep. 500.

Wharton, Edward 19S, 200, 4,
10, 8, 21, 2, 6, 33— d. 60, 7.

Whatton, George 260.

Wharton Richard 350.

Wharves to be built at Winter
Island, 276.

Wheat likely to be a staple com-
modity, 152.

AVheelock, Ebenezer 405.

Wheelriglit, John banished. 111,
255.

Whig and Tory, 457 — used in
Mass. 63.

Whipper, 538.

Whipping post, 195, 431.

Whitaker, Nathaniel 465, 75 —
settles here, 0, 8 — engaged
in making Salt Petre, 99 — se-
parated from his people, 520.

White, John 5, 0, 7, 12, 39, 100,
33.

White, Elizabeth d. 23.5, 79.

Whitelield, Geo. 419, 22, 7, 9,
ol — d. 73 — medals of lii m,
S0,.543.

Whitelield, Henry 205, 347, 9.

Whites forbidden to marry col-
oured persons, 340.

Whiting, John preaches here,
195, 'iOO, 2, 5, b3o.

Whiting, Joseph ordained 267.

Whiting, Samuel 218, 31,67.

Whitman, Samuel to keep tho
Grammar school, 331, 2.

Whiltingham, John 159.

Whitwell, Wm. ordained 459.

AVickendon, Mr. 52S.

Wildes, Sarah 303— hung, 6.

Wi^glesworth, Samuel 399, 406.

WiFkins, Bray 2ll — d. 545.

Willard, John 304— hung 7.

Willard, Simon, 293, 4, 5, 7,
317, 67.

Willard, Samuel 315, 48.

Willard, Josiah 380 — moved to

Winchester, 415.
..Willard, Samuel 427. ',; <.

Willard, Joseph 432.

Will Hill to belong to Salem,
21 1 — people to form a Society,
376, 7.

William an Indian, 206.

William and INIarv proclaimed,
293— hisletters,"6, 9, 304, 24
— d. 30.

Williams, Roger 17,20,8 — pre-
vented from being minister
here, 50 — returns from Ply-
mouth, 61, 2 — his treatise, 3,

4, 7, 72, 4— cited, 6, 8, 9 — re-
fuses to con^mune with Bay
Churches, 80 — to be banish-
ed, 1, 2, 3, 4 — notice of him,

5, to 94, 6, 7, 8, 113, 22,34,
44, 5, 94, 525, 6.

Williams, John executed, 110.
Williams, Samuel 275.
Williams, John ransomed, 342.
Williams, John 482.
Williams, Samuel 495.
Williams, Mascoll's Insurance

office, 505.
Williams, George 499, 500, 2,

3, 4, 5, 12.
Willoughbv, Nehemiah d. and f

330.
Willoughbv, Francis 336, 56,62.
Wilson, John 63, 218, 41.
Wilson, Lambert Doct. 13.

INDEX. All

Wilson, Lambert 237. Wolves destruclive, 49 — reward

Wilson, R.obert'5 wife carried for ihern, 12^, 62, 215, 628,

through town, 217. 36, 7 — their heads to be nail-
Window, Richard 180. ed on the meeting house, 8.
Winnacunet — Hampton, 115. Woman tried for murder, 476.
Winslow, Edward 8G, }-iS. Wood, Anthony 125, 5^.
Winslow, Josiah 249, 79 Wood, John ba'ptist, 172.
WinfcJow, John 419, 22, Wood, Wra. describes Salem,
Winslow, Joshua 440. 126.

Winslow, Isaac 445. Wood and timber reserved for

Winslow, Isaac 45*. the town, 104.

Winter severe, 4-50. Wood, price of it, 4-50.

Winter Island for curing fish, W^oodbridge, Benjamin 444.

124. Woodbridge, Dudley 471,

Winthrop, John Gov. 39, 40, 1 , Woodbuir, John 6, 48, 80,U 1.3,

6, 9, 55. 6, 61, 85, 7, 95, 7, 4, 5, </, 20, 8— d. 153, 26fi,
108— guarded, 9, 17,8,52, 52-5.

60,1,3, 7,80,4, 224, 41, Woodburv, Wm. lGl,fnot Wood-

327, 522, 3, 5. bridge,') 74.

Winthrop, John jr. 1 13, 4, 21, Woodburv, Humphrey's testimo-

7, 44,3,51, 62, 7, 80— to ny, 232, 69, 84.

make salt 191, 258, 85, -529. Woodbury, Isaac taken, 29-5.

Winthrop, St'-'phen 123. Woodcock, W'nti. allowed to dis-

Winthrop, Wait S. 288, 91, til, 215.

346. Woodwell, David's captive

Winthrop, John S. 456. daughter, 440.

Winthrop, Thomas L. 456. Workmen not to have wine or

Wise, John 275. strong liquors, 241.

AVise, Jeremiah 391,407. Worms abound, 22-5j 83,245,

Witchcraft, 179, 84, 92, 303, 4, 478.

5 — advice of clergymen on it. Wormwood, Wm. Lt. 297.

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1, 2, o, 6, 21, Worshir>— one fined for not at-

4. 51, 416, 2-5. tending it, 394.

Withered, Mary 305, 10. Wreck, 229.

Witherel, Joshua d. 485. Wright, George 527.

Witter, Wm. presented, 185. Wyeth, John ordained, 467, 70.
Wolf, James Gen. 4.55.

Wolf hooks, 525. Y.

Wollostan, Mount 8, 23 . Yellow fever, 316.

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